Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Teurons 1996

Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Teurons 1996: On opening this wine an intense cherry aroma fills the room, and pouring it into the glass shows that this is a non-filtered wine, there being a fine, suspended sediment. It has a vibrant red hue. The cherry aroma is followed by strawberries and raspberries, and with aeration the wine develops more complex coffee and then smoked meat aromas. On the palate, fairly prominent tannins sit with quite tart acidity, and a good amount of red fruit. Medium bodied and a full texture. Finishes with fruit and tannin. A pleasant Burgundy very much in its primary phase, with a good structure for future development. A superb food wine. Good, potentially very good. (5/11/00)