The Bonnes Mares 2004 from Bertheau is quite mature and almost ready to rock. The bouquet starts out with a hint of iodine – but after a few minutes the nose reveals openly knit red berry fruit, sous bois and a finely grained minerality. The palate show more expressive fruit – openly knit red fruit with a strong backbone of quite vibrant acidity and playful minerality. Compared to the 04 Bonnes Mares from Roumier this is slightly lighter, and it does not quite match the purity of the Roumier.… Read the full article →
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The 1990 Bonnes Mares from Vogue I finally coming around after more than a decade in deep sleep. The bouqet starts out with some slightly cheasy notes, but soon fall in to place with pure rather dark fruit – raspberries, sous bois, liquorice and tar – combined with the eathy minerality of the dark Bonnes Mares terroir. On the palate very pure red and dark berry fruit – it’s tight and linear, with a impressive intensity, length and focus. This is a serious quite old school Burgundy … with a somewhat austere expression currently.… Read the full article →
The Bonnes Mares 2004 from Roumier is quite impressive for the vintage .. but still need time to unfold fully. The bouquet offer crystal clear dark red and black fruits, it’s linear, very pure and only showing few mature red notes. On the palate it’s quite tight and focused with a very pure cool pinot fruit – no greenness here. It’s not a big and dense wine, but it offers purity and focus. Currently it’s a bit on the austere side – so I would give it 5 years more in the cellar to release some more expressive mature fruit.… Read the full article →
The Bonnes Mares 1998 from Domaine Dujac is a big but somewhat monolithic wine. In the bouquet tightly knit red fruit – with notes of red forrest berries, plum and vanilla. On the palate quite intense tight fruit with a big and muscular structure. It’s still seems unevolved and a bit one dimensional. Compared to the 1999 Clos de la Roche in the same set, it’s lacking true depth, transparancy and first and foremost delicacy and complexity. A very fine effort but – somehow lacking the X-factor!… Read the full article →
The Bonnes Mares 2011 from Vogue show a darker but quite juicy expression of pinot. In the bouquet loads of blueberries, black cherries and hints of peony rose, peppar and violets. On the palate darker and more dense jelied fruits, with a quite fine minerality – good lenght and balance.
(Drink from 2025) – Very Fine (92 – 94p) – Tasted from cask 25/10/2012
The Bonnes Mares 1972 is a beautifully matured Bourgogne – fresh, vibrant and juicy but at the same time fully mature. In the bouquet delicate red fruit, sous-bois, orange peel with hints of leather and truffle. On the palate lovely juicy red fruit, a vibrant acidity – quite feminine and refined. Not a big and large scaled wine like the 1980 Musigny tasted two days before, but more pure and with a lovely transparancy and a vibrant acidity. A very beautiful and refined old Vogue wine.… Read the full article →
One of the annual wine highlights is the October tasting of the new vintage from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogué. This year was no exception, and the expectations were very high, as the 2010 vintage is one of my favorite vintages in Burgundy – and I was not disappointed.
The 2010 Bonnes Mares from Vogue is a real beauty and one of Vogue’s very best efforts from this vineyard. In the bouquet a deeper, more complex and somewhat darker aromatic profile than the Chambolle 1er cru. Delicate red fruit and a very impressive minerality for this vineyard – notes of strawberries, blueberries and pomegranate with hints of gooseberries and redcurrant. On the palate refined juicy red fruit, very elegant and light-footed for a Bonnes Mares. The finish is long and lingering with a crisp minerality and acidity.… Read the full article →
The 2009 Bonnes Mares from Vogue is a very very fine effort. In the nose fine red and dark fruit – kirch, red cherries, liquorice and raspberries. The bouquet is getting sweeter and darker as the wine develops in the glass – and a spicy herbal note is appearing in the nose. On the palate very good aciity and loads of fruit and extract. Hidden below layers of ripe fruit the tannins are quite powerful giving the wine a good balance and freshness.… Read the full article →
The Bonnes Mares 2002 from Roumier is still very young and rather closed. In the bouquet a quite powerfull and meaty fruit, with spices and a fine minerality. After some time in the glass more refined with perfumed aromas of raspberries and a hint of cassis. On the palate very tightly knit, with a core of ripe fruit. After some time in the glass it starts to show a little more, but needs at least 10 years to loosen up. Has wonderful balance and refinement will without doubt be fantastic when it’s mature.… Read the full article →
The Bonnes Mares is often the odd wine out in the Vogue lineup. Not this year however. Very focused bouquet with red and dark fruits – coulis and creme de fruit. On the palate same story, very pure, refined and focused. Good acidity, freshness, and a fine minerality for a Bonnes Mares in a hot year. This is a lovely wine – cheers.
(Drink from 2022) Very Fine – 94p
Tasted 08/10/2011 at Vinrosen with Jean-Luc Pepin
Bonnes Mares 2007 is a fine effort from Bertheau. Slightly closed in the Bouquet, but offers fine ripe and sweet pinot notes, both red fruits and some darker elements. Very fine concentration for a Bertheau wine, good length and minerality. Layers of ripe pinot flavors, but the fruit and acidity could be more vibrant – it’s just a little dense.
(from 2018) Very Fine – 93p
Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 2007 (93p) was relatively closed, but still tasted good. A very fine wine, with even greater potential, and maybe it deserves a better rating …. but it really need more time. Very fine. (2018 – 2030) – 93p
