1996 Domaine Tollot-Beaut Beaune Grèves 1er Cru

The Beaune Greves is a medium-ruby color and displays a blackberry and mineral-laced nose. Its medium-to-full-bodied and thickly-textured personality is densely packed with ripe black fruits and its long finish reveals loads of ripe tannins. This well-structured wine will be at its best between 2000 and 2004. The score, on a range and in parentheses, indicates that the wine was tasted from barrel. Importer: Seagram Chateau & Estate Wines Company, New York, NY; tel (212) 572-7725.