2021 Bonnes Mares
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The 2021 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is missing a little delineation on the nose. Pretty brambly red fruit with a hint of bergamot and rose petal, but I would like a little more precision. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly drier tannins than its peers. The stems are out front in this wine so if you don't like the style this is not for you, though they will assimilate with bottle age. Personally, I find the pepperiness appealing even if there is a sense of rawness on the almost clinical finish. Classy but not a Bonnes-Mares predisposed to mass appeal. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Matthew Hayes, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2021 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is impressively concentrated and multidimensional, unwinding in the glass with a deep bouquet of cherries, raspberries, Indian spices, coniferous forest floor, violets and orange zest. Full-bodied, layered and textural, with a layered core of fruit, fine but abundant tannins and a long, saturating finish, it transcends stereotypes of this challenging vintage.
About the producer
Based in Chambolle-Musigny, the domaine was established by Georges Roumier in 1924. The domaine started to bottle their own wines in 1945.