The medium ruby-colored 1997 St.-Joseph Deschamps offers toasty vanillin in the nose (50% of the cuvee is aged in cask), as well as copious quantities of black cherry and cassis fruit. Although not complex, it is a medium-bodied, spicy, ripe, fruity, satisfying wine for drinking over the next 3-4 years. Importer: Paterno Imports, Lake Bluff, IL; tel. (847) 604-8900