An outstanding effort, the 1998 St.-Joseph Cuvee Prestige Caroline will provide delicious drinking over the next 10-12 years. The bouquet offers spicy new oak, jammy black fruits, crushed stone, and melted asphalt aromas. The wine is ripe, sumptuously-textured, fat, fleshy, and altogether captivating. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2012. Importer: Michel-Schlumberger, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 966-9218