The 2020 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a fragrant, perfumed and classier bouquet than Hudelot-Baillet's Bonnes-Mares: well-defined with clever use of stems. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins. Lovely symmetry and poise build towards a linear yet intense finish. It will require 4-5 years to subsume the oak, but there is great potential, and it has a sense of statesmanlike class. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2024)
The 2020 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a fragrant, perfumed and classier bouquet than Hudelot-Baillet's Bonnes-Mares: well-defined with clever use of stems. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins. Lovely symmetry and poise build towards a linear yet intense finish. It will require 4-5 years to subsume the oak, but there is great potential, and it has a sense of statesmanlike class. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2024)
Oct 30th, 2024
Dark tawny with some hints of amber. Medicinal nose. Notes of black and red fruit, some dark soil and some wood, a little camphor and lots of spice. Silky in the mouth. Good fruit and acidity, with resolved tannins and a long finish. Pretty good.
Dark tawny with some hints of amber. Medicinal nose. Notes of black and red fruit, some dark soil and some wood, a little camphor and lots of spice. Silky in the mouth. Good fruit and acidity, with resolved tannins and a long finish. Pretty good.
Jun 5th, 2022
Needs another five years to hit its plateau and can easily go for another 20. Fine tannins, deep red fruit, plenty of structure. Wait.
Needs another five years to hit its plateau and can easily go for another 20. Fine tannins, deep red fruit, plenty of structure. Wait.
Nov 6th, 2021Tawny and translucent. Cork came out too easy. This has a little stewiness to it on the nose. Has visual similarities to the CdBeze opened the other night but must have been ill-treated at some point in its life. Drank ok but the 96 Beze was better.
Tawny and translucent. Cork came out too easy. This has a little stewiness to it on the nose. Has visual similarities to the CdBeze opened the other night but must have been ill-treated at some point in its life. Drank ok but the 96 Beze was better.
Jan 19th, 2020Reddish purple, translucent but dark. Bright sweet nose. Notes of raspberry, strawberry, some earth and spice. Rich and round in the mouth. Candied fruit nose and some menthol notes develop with air time. Great stuff. Still young and chewy but most enjoyable tonight.
Reddish purple, translucent but dark. Bright sweet nose. Notes of raspberry, strawberry, some earth and spice. Rich and round in the mouth. Candied fruit nose and some menthol notes develop with air time. Great stuff. Still young and chewy but most enjoyable tonight.
Oct 6th, 2019Reddish tawny. Translucent. Light on its feet in the glass. Wow nose with notes of ripe black cherry, plums, purple flowers, pepper, wet soil and some menthol. Big wine in the mouth but very approachable. Rich and structured. Another 96 that for me has moved beyond the shrill acidity that seemed to be around for so long. Great now, no need to rush tho.
Reddish tawny. Translucent. Light on its feet in the glass. Wow nose with notes of ripe black cherry, plums, purple flowers, pepper, wet soil and some menthol. Big wine in the mouth but very approachable. Rich and structured. Another 96 that for me has moved beyond the shrill acidity that seemed to be around for so long. Great now, no need to rush tho.
Mar 23rd, 2018Dark tawny color. Almost opaque. Bright earthy black cherry nose with notes of warm fruit, menthol, spice, slate stone and cool soil. Rich and spicy in the mouth. Wakes you up with its fruit and bold structure. In a great drinking zone but has many years ahead of it.
Dark tawny color. Almost opaque. Bright earthy black cherry nose with notes of warm fruit, menthol, spice, slate stone and cool soil. Rich and spicy in the mouth. Wakes you up with its fruit and bold structure. In a great drinking zone but has many years ahead of it.
Sep 24th, 2017
Woah, down boy!
1 person found it helpfulOct 25th, 2014
Bonnes!
1 person found it helpfulNov 2nd, 2013
Definitely a more modern style Bones Mares. A little sweet for me but paired well with them huckleberry sauce on the duck. :)
Definitely a more modern style Bones Mares. A little sweet for me but paired well with them huckleberry sauce on the duck. :)
Jan 15th, 2017
Morey St. Denis - Chambolle Musigny, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
