Harvested immediately prior to the rains that flooded Pommard and neighboring villages of the Cote de Beaune, the 2000 Volnay-Fremiets displays herbal aromas and a broad, black cherry and currant-flavored core of fruit. Its finish is compressed, but may well expand with a year or two of cellaring as this wine has impressive depth. Projected maturity: 2004-2008.
A Becky Wasserman Selection, French Fax # 011-33-3-80-24-29-70, various American importers, including Esquin Imports, San Francisco, CA; tel. (415) 398-1200; Martin-Scott, Lake Success, NY; tel. (516) 327-0808; and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel. (617) 731-6644