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The Musigny Vieilles Vignes is always a step up from the Bonnes Mares ... but the magnificent Bonnes Mares is closer than normally in 2013. In the bouquet a lovely play between minerality, red and dark fruit ... the expression of fruit is energetic, deep and pure ... spiced by the powerful …
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The Bonnes Mares 2013 is a magnificent wine in the making. In the nose layers of dark and deep fruit with some sweet red notes infusing the darker berries - the minerality is accentuated by the fresh acidity offering even more complexity to the nose. On the palate layers of very juicy and ripe fruit …
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The Bonnes Mares is a step up from the Clos de la Roche - offering additional depth and focus - seems to be a fine vintage for Bonnes Mares. The nose is offering layers of red and dark fruit - refined and well defined with lovely depth. On the palate weighty fruit and more firmly structured than the …
The Clos de la Roche 2013 is a more weighty and powerful effort than the Clos Saint Denis. In the bouquet layers of pure dark fruit spiced with a deep earthy minerality. On the palate layers of rich and quite openly knit fruit - lovely midpalate play between the dark fruit and some sweeter red …
The Clos Saint Denis 2013 is also on the filigree side ... although slightly reduced currently. The nose offer layers of tightly wound pinot fruit - supported by a lovely filigree and refined minerality. On the palate quite powerful yet refined with a quite intense focusing minerality. Love the …
