This cuvee was selected by French wine broker, Alain Corcia. It is not subjected to any fining or filtration either after fermentation or prior to bottling. The dark plum/garnet-colored 1998 Chateauneuf du Pape* reveals spicy, leathery, cedary aromas with jammy fruit in the background. Lusty and medium to full-bodied, with copious fruit, it is made in an open-knit, expansive style that begs to be drunk during its first decade of life. An Alain Corcia Selection, various American importers, including Charmer Industries, NY; tel. (718) 726-2500, Southern Wine and Spirits, CA; tel. (510) 487-3332, a Premier Wines, CA; tel. (510) 237-6284,nd Calvert Woodley Wines, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 966-4400