Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml It's a prestige blanc de

It's a prestige blanc de blancs which is only made in the best years

33% Chardonnay and 23% Pinot Meunier

At this stage it's a kind of engine of blossom

Harvest September 20 to October 24

The gorgeously textured and chiseled middle weight flavors seem to be built on a base of minerality

Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml It's a prestige blanc deRuby 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