Up-and-coming young proprietor Stephane Robert has fashioned an elegant, juicy 2004 Cornas exhibiting a deep ruby/purple color as well as notes of minerals, flowers, herbs, and sweet black currants and berries. Enjoy it during its first 5-7 years of life. Importer: A Jocelyn Cambier Selection, Appellation Imports, Annapolis Junction, MD; tel. (800) 221-9916

With its scents of cherry preserves, spice and leather, this is a more approachable wine than proprietor Stephane Robert’s 2005. The lower acidity gives it a sense of lushness, but it’s also slightly less concentrated and intense. Drink now–2014.——J.C.(9/1/2007)—— 88