Saint Domingue 1998 75cl

Lots of chocolate, berry and toasted oak in this wine. Full-bodied, with rich and delicious fruit, big, silky tannins and a long, flavorful finish. A new-wave winery to watch. Best after 2005. 455 cases made. ?JS

The 1998 St.-Domingue is made in an exotic, over-the-top style with port-like, ripe notes of prunes, blackberry jam, coffee, and toasty new oak. The flamboyant bouquet characteristics are also apparent in this medium to full-bodied, oaky, low acid, almost flabby wine. Although it will be controversial, it is undeniably delicious. Anticipated maturity: now-2010