The opaque purple-colored 2000 Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes is structured, with extremely high levels of tannin, extract, and richness, sweet flavors of black raspberries, cherries, and cassis, huge reserves of fruit, full body, superb purity, and excellent definition for a wine of such volume and mass. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2013.Represented by Russell Herman, Berkeley Heights, NJ; tel. (908) 771-9082, various American importers including Silenus Wines, Boston MA; V.O.S. Selections, New York, NY; Tropical Wines, Pompano Beach, FL; Import!, Madison, WI; and Elliott Bay Distributing, Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 850-5059