The excellent 1999 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Rasteau offers a medium-bodied, peppery, black cherry, dusty nose, good spice, flesh, and purity, admirable glycerin, and a soft, plump finish. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.
Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 524-1524