Stylistically different this medium-to-dark ruby-colored wine offers a nose of violets minerals stones and cassis. On the palate it is a masculine expansive and broad-shouldered wine jam-packed with sweet blackberries black cherries and cassis. Medium-to-full-bodied structured and velvety textured it possesses an impressively long and soft finish. Projected maturity: 2000-2006.Bouchard's qualitative resurgence continues. It is extremely gratifying to see the efforts put forth by Joseph Henriot this negociant's new owner and the talented duo of Misters Hervet and Prost respectively the firm's director and wine-maker.Importer: Clicquot Inc. New York NY; tel (212) 888-7575.