Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml 3 ha parcel replanted in

3 ha parcel replanted in 1985)

33% Chardonnay and 23% Pinot Meunier

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

with intense redcurrant and cassis still in evidence on the nose

I have had the 1999 Rocche on many occasions

Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml 3 ha parcel replanted inRuby 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