The intensely spicy 2000 Sablet Reserve de Maude sports a nose of asphalt and garrigue. It reveals outstanding depth and equilibrium in its edge-free, fruit-packed character. Produced entirely from Syrah, this blackberry, cassis, and black raspberry-flavored wine also displays powerful notes of freshly laid tar that linger in its long finish. Projected maturity: now-2008.
Importer: Simon N Cellars, Charlottesville, VA; tel. (434) 977-4476