The key to buying Clos du Mont Olivet is to buy the newest vintage as soon as it is released in the marketplace. The 1990 cuvees are arriving this fall and early next year. The quality of the 1990s merits serious consideration, but move quickly; do not wait for the second and third bottlings to appear in subsequent years. These later bottlings are significantly more austere and less fresh as their fruit tends to dry out while aging in the old foudres utilized by Clos du Mont Olivet. The white Chateauneuf du Pape from Clos du Mont Olivet has never been one of my favorites. Their 1991 white displays a bouquet redolent with the scent of bananas. The wine has good body, but lacks fruit. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC.