Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:12x750ml This is very classy juice

This is very classy juice that should basically age for as long as anyone would reasonably like

resin and white peach

(most growers declare this as Montmains)

The 2000 is not especially subtle or nuanced

the entry level Les Vignes de Bila Haut

Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:12x750ml This is very classy juiceRuby red. Aroma of red fruit liqueur. Sweet and nicely concentrated, with good volume but only modest nuance. Shows good freshness and fruit, but finishes with some youthfully tough tannins. Seems distinctly cleaner than a bottle of the '98 I tasted last year. However, my sample of the '99 Cuvee Imperiale was plagued by a raw wood quality that dried its finish. Stephen Tanzer