Featured Wines - January 2000

Produced from a cepage, or blend, of 40% Pinot Blanc, 40% Pinot Auxerrois and 20% Tokay Pinot Gris, that underwent malolactic fermentation, the 1997 Bott Geyl Pinot d'Alsace is a medium-bodied wine of broad, rich flavors and amplifying aromatics. Scents of melon, mango and rose petal give way to pure, rich fruit on the palate. Wild flowers and honeysuckle seem to spring from the glass, but ample body and structure prevent the wine from being flab...

A deep, dark brooding wine, as the Cahors sobriquet implies, the 1996 Chateau Lagrezette is thankfully far less foreboding in its aromatic profile, where spicy berry scents, mingled with the aroma of anise and new oak, beguile the nose. In flavor, rich red fruits in a velvety format caress the tongue, followed by the ripe, healthy tannins of an age-worthy Cahors. Voluptuous, yet well structured, this Chateau Lagrezette will benefit from several ...