One of the star estates in the Languedoc-Roussillon's up and coming Pic St.-Loup appellation, Chateau de Cazeneuve's five offerings deliver plenty of flavor and character. The 1996 Pic St.-Loup Grand Cuvee rouge (90% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre) is a lavishly-oaked, dense, medium-bodied wine with excellent richness, plenty of sweet blackberry and currant-like flavors, copious quantities of pain grille/vanillin, good acidity for a wine of this size, and an attractive, lightly tannic, surprisingly long finish. It should drink well for 2-4 years. Importer: a Jeffrey Davies Signature Selection, West Nyack, NY; tel. (845) 353-8767