2008 Bonnes Mares
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The 2008 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a very well defined bouquet with crushed strawberry, loam (almost peat?) and terracotta scents on the nose that just seems to expand with aeration. The palate is underpinned by edge tannins, not as sumptuous as the 2005 or 2009 of course but it gently fans out on the classic, fresh, oyster shell tinged finish. Give it a couple more years.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2008 Bonnes Mares is a huge, intense wine endowed with tons of fruit, but wrapped around a powerful, focused frame. The tannins are big, but also beautifully integrated. This towering Burgundy will require an extraordinary amount of patience before revealing its true pedigree, but it is clearly magnificent.
The 2008 Bonnes Mares is a huge, intense wine endowed with tons of fruit, but wrapped around a powerful, focused frame. The tannins are big, but also beautifully integrated. This towering Burgundy will require an extraordinary amount of patience before revealing its true pedigree, but it is clearly magnificent. Anticipated maturity: 2023-2048. My visit with Christophe Roumier was one of the highlights of the two weeks I spent in Burgundy earlier in the year. The range of 2009s is simply extraordinary, and the 2008s aren’t too far behind. Most of the 2009s were in tank, awaiting imminent bottling. Roumier began harvesting on September 12. Importer: Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, Napa CA; tel. (707) 299-2600
About the producer
Based in Chambolle-Musigny, the domaine was established by Georges Roumier in 1924. The domaine started to bottle their own wines in 1945.