The 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi has a very well defined and pure bouquet with red cherries, crushed strawberry and rose petal scents that seem to gain clarity and harmony in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, ripe red cherry and cranberry fruit, a touch of pomegranate just behind with fine mineralité on the finish. Superb - one of the best examples that I have tasted from Tollot-Beaut.

Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi from Tollot-Beaut has a ripe and generous bouquet with ample red cherries, wild strawberry and orange blossom scents—more feminine and sensual than some of its peers. The oak is conspicuous though nicely integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, smooth in texture with a modern sheen that perhaps just detracts from its terroir expression. Easy-drinking in style and toothsome, but it needs to develop more personality. Though it does not match my expectations from barrel, it remains an enjoyable Beaune premier cru. Tasted September 2017.

The 2013 Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi, which was just brushed by the hail and was the first to be picked, is quite strict and laconic on the nose despite my coaxing from the glass. There are faint scents of blackberry and wild hedgerow, perhaps a touch of sea spray. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip, a saline note developing toward the sinewy finish. This is not bad, but just needs to develop a little flair.

Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Beaune 1Er Cru Clos du Roi from Domaine Tollot-Beaut has a touch of reduction on the nose, that metallic tincture present on Dominique Laurent's Epenottes tangible here, but underneath there is a decent amount of broody blackberry and briary fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, smooth and harmonious, gently building in the mouth. There is still a touch of oak to be resolved but there is real substance here and lovely balance.

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Beaune Clos du Roi 2011 from Nathalie Tollot has an attractive bouquet with slightly darker fruit than its peers, but there is satisfactory presence and vigor, revealing subtle scents of blackberry, raspberry and violet. The palate is medium-bodied with fine weight and extraction, the acidity nicely judged with good density on the saline finish that still retains some wood to be subsumed. Give this wine two or three years.