1996 Meursault

94+) Produced from 45 year old vines, the Meursault en L'Ormeau reveals deep ripeness and candied nuts on the nose. This is a rich, awesomely deep, medium-to-full-bodied, balanced, and velvety wine packed with white fruits, smoke, toast, and grilled hazelnuts. Anticipated maturity: Now-2003. The rating, with the range of scores in parentheses, indicates the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Ente has met with a number of first-rate importers (including Eric Solomon, Robert Kacher, and Peter Weygandt) but had not yet selected a representative as this report went to print.