The 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Nonce is a light, fruity, soft wine with pleasing black cherry and currant fruit intermixed with garrigue and licorice. Medium- bodied, it is best drunk over the next 5-7 years.Importer: Vignobles Select, Laurel, MD; tel. (301) 362-4398

Deep, fleshy, earthy, and seductive is the 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Nonce. This wine has a dark plum color and a big, sweet nose of black cherry jam intermixed with smoke, roasted herbs, and new saddle leather followed by full-bodied, savory flavors. It should drink well for another 5-8 years. Importer: Vignobles Select, Laurel, MD; tel. (301) 362-4398