Tasted beside the 2002, which is soft and flamboyant, this younger wine is tighter and fresher. Both wines are dominated by Grenache, which should release its time-bomb cherriness by the end of 2005. This Chateauneuf-style blend also contains Mourvedre, Syrah and Zinfandel. ——S.H.(11/1/2005)—— 88