While the 2000 Tardieu-Laurent offerings are excellent for the vintage, they are significantly less concentrated and textured compared to the awesome 1999s. The 1999s which were given fabulous ratings from barrel, were not tasted from bottle. However, given part experience with bottled Tardieu-Laurent wines, they are undoutedly as good as I predicted from cask. They are not racked until bottling, produced with minimal levels of SO2, and bottled with neither fining nor filtration. Importers: Martin Scott Wines, Little Neck, NY; tel. (516) 327-0808 and Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998-0029

This full-bodied red is a Syrah lover's fantasy come true. Delicious smoke, blackberry and grilled meat. Supple tannins, with a long and seamless finish that makes it ready to drink on release. Drink now through 2010. 300 cases made.??–PM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Cornas Select to Add