This bottle of Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares 1962 is a bit past it's peak, but still alive and kicking. It's starting out with a quite aged impression - maderized fruit in the nose and a sweet, dense and rich midpalate. After 20 min in the glass the red mature fruit starts to come through both in the …
Bonnes Mares
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Bonnes Mares 2002
Comte de Vogüé did tremendously well in 2002 .. one of my favorite vintages from this fine domaine. The 2002 Bonnes Mares is really expressive currently allthough still in a youthfull state. The nose is bursting with red and darker fruits ... gorgeous notes of pomegranate providing nerve and …
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Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 1998
It's always a treat to taste the Bonnes Mares from Roumier ... especially if it's an older vintage. The 1998 is a magnificent effort for the vintage - just in the transitory state between secondary darker fruits and tertiary red fruit. This was decanted well before the tasting .. and is showing fine …
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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – tasting of 2014s from Cask
On my November trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé for a tasting of the 2014 vintage from cask. It's always a treat to taste at Comte de Vogüé, and to hear Francois Millet explain the vintage in his own philosophical way ... for me it usually set the …
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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Bonnes Mares 2013
The Bonnes Mares 2013 is fulfilling the very fine promise it showed from cask. 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 juicy …
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