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The 2020 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a richer, more opulent nose, what feels like a later-picked wine, and consequently, it doesn't quite possess the delineation of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe black cherries and bilberry fruit. There is a sapidity here, though not as much as Vougeraie's Bonnes-Mares. And yet, it is well-defined with a slightly granular finish. There is a potentially excellent wine here; however, there is some oxidation. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2020 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a very tight nose at first, opening with black cherries, iodine, peony and inky scents. Quintessentially Bonnes Mares. The palate is quite dense on the entry, slightly lactic in texture with hints of dark chocolate infusing the dark berry fruit, the finish structured and more Morey-like in style. This will need a decade in bottle.
A wine of incredible concentration: lush, lovely fruit, deep complexity and impressive power all at once. In 2020, the wine impresses immediately with deep colour and super-ripe plum and fig fruit, touched with earthy mineral notes and a hint of spice. There is plenty of depth and some of the firmest tannins in the cellar in this wine. This is truly substantial and should age for decades to come. De Vogüé owns 2.7ha at the southern extremity of the appellation, nearly all of it on the clay soils referred to as terres rouges.
About the producer
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is one of Burgundy’s most revered domaines, defined by its historic stewardship of Musigny and its refined, age-worthy Chambolle-Musigny. Its wines are benchmarks for collectors seeking grand cru pedigree over power.