2016 Domaine Robert Groffier Père & Fils Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
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The 2016 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a well defined bouquet, maybe flirting with rusticity considering the vineyard in question, although focused with lovely woodland/autumn leaf aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, very well judged acidity, sweet and almost confit-like towards the finish with hints of apricot and honey-like notes infusing the vivacious red fruit. Gorgeous. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.
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The 2016 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru contains 100% whole cluster and is matured in one-third new oak. It has a really beautiful bouquet that you could easily mistake for Christophe Roumier’s: blackberry, blueberry, a hint of crushed violet and fine mineralité . The palate is medium-bodied with plenty of fine-grain tannin, the new oak perfectly sutured into the black and blue fruit with superb delineation and focus towards the silky smooth finish. This is one of the best 2016s Bonnes-Mares that I have tasted, if not the best.
(100% vendange entier ; one-third new oak; as with the Sentiers, the vines here are about 80 years of age): Bright medium-deep red. Distinctly darker on the nose than the Sentiers, offering very pure if subdued scents of blueberry, licorice, menthol, wild herbs and cocoa powder. Intensely flavored and a bit youthfully medicinal but not at all hard, with the stem-derived spice and pepper notes giving lift to the middle palate. Less sweet and pliant in the early going than the Sentiers, with its fleshiness suppressed, but the horizontal finish boasts excellent tannic spine and energy and a light touch. The cool impression of stems adds another element to the finish.
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.