2000 Bonnes Mares
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The 2000 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is far better than the previous bottle I tasted several years ago. It has an engaging bouquet with scents of brown spice, black truffle, espresso and autumn leaves that infuse the dusky, almost introspective black fruit that bide their time unfurling in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with lightly spiced black fruit and shaved black truffle. Granted, it feels a little rustic compared to Nicolas Groffier’s wines nowadays but you cannot help falling for the unexpected candied and refreshing, menthol-tinged finish. This is a fine Bonnes-Mares even if I cannot see it improving further with bottle age. Tasted at the Domaine.
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Neal Martin
Pierre Rovani
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Spiced black cherries are found in the deep aromatics of the 2000 Bonnes Mares. Regrettably, this light to medium-bodied effort’s delightful, satin-textured, red cherry-packed attack is constricted by a tight finish. Drink it over the next 5 years. Importers: A Peter Vezan Selection, Paris fax #011-33-1-42-55-42-93 and Atherton Wine Imports, Atherton, CA; tel. (650) 328-6639
About the producer
Domaine Robert Groffier is based in the village of Morey-Saint-Denis and is famous for having some of the most enviable sites in the Côte de Nuits, including a full hectare within Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses – one of the most fiercely collected vineyards in Burgundy.