1996 Nuits St Georges Aux Bas de Combe
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This medium-to-dark ruby-colored wine has a feminine, floral, and blackberry-infused nose as well as a medium-to-full-bodied, structured, foursquare, and refined character. It is powerful and velvety-textured yet highly-detailed. Deeply sweet black fruits and minerals are found in its precise and persistent flavor profile. Drink it between 2002-2007. Importers: Martine's Wines, Inc., San Rafael, CA; tel (415) 485-1800, and Paterno Imports, Chicago, IL; tel (847) 604-8900.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Pierre Rovani
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Excellent ruby-red color. Slightly reduced, less exuberant aromas of black fruits, minerals and licorice. Higher-pitched and more tightly wrapped on the palate; has power but doesn't currently display the vintage sweetness of fruit. The harder side of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
About the producer

For many, Domaine Leroy represents the pinnacle of fine Burgundy. Owned and run by the legendary Lalou Bize-Leroy, the domaine in Vosne-Romanée is one strand of the Leroy empire, along with Maison Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay.