The Bonnes Mares 09 from Lucien Le Moine is showing very well considering the time and the vintage. The nose offer a quite floral and openly knit view to the Bonnes Mares vineyard ... nice minerality and a - for the vintage - rather cool expression of the fruit. On the palate .. same story .. openly …
Chambolle Musigny
Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 2006
The Bonnes Mares 06 from Roumier is beginning to unfold a bit. In the nose red and dark berry fruit, juicy with some initial and rather vague secondary notes .. hints of sous-bois ... and a deep earthy minerality. On the palate quite accessible with a quite weighty midpalate fruit .. juicy and …
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Domaine Robert Groffier, Bonnes Mares 2013
The Bonnes Mares 2013 from Groffier is a delightful effort in my view - Bonnes Mares really show very well in this vintage. The bouquet is offering a love collection of red and dark berry fruits, open pure and very accessible - much more so than earlier vintages I have tasted of this wine. On the …
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The Mysterious Musigny 1929
From time to time I taste old Burgundies, but today it rare to taste or even find good genuine old Burgundies. So I rarely taste wines older than 1971, and therefore really have lost track of how the very old vintages perform these days. With Rudy Kurniawan and his consorts floating the market …
Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Chambolle Les Amoureuses 2002
The Amoureuses 2002 from Vogüé is still quite youthfull - but is beginning to unfold more complexity. In the nose cool red and dark berries, pomegranate, raspberries, boysenberries supported by a intense Chambolle minerality. On the palate still plenty of grip .. tremendous length and power for a …
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