2009 Domaine Newman Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru
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Palish medium red. Captivating perfume of candied strawberry, flowers, cola, spices and pepper. At once tactile and fine-grained, with a saline complexity to the soil-driven flavors of strawberry, pepper and incense. Boasts lovely sneaky sweetness but this is about perfume more than power. The seamless finish boasts terrific aromatic persistence.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate
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The 2009 Bonnes-Mares is a beautifully centered wine. It shows better integration of fruit and oak, with lovely mid-palate density and plenty of firepower. The finish is long, fleshy and wonderfully complete. This is a terrific showing, but it could be better considering the site. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2026. Domaine Newman is one of the more interesting stories I have come across in Burgundy. For several decades American proprietor Chris Newman lost full control of his family’s vineyards, including the crown jewel parcels in Bonnes-Mares and Mazis-Chambertin. A few years ago Newman reclaimed those vineyards and began focusing on organic farming and making high quality wines. It will take some time for the vineyards, especially the grand crus, to recover from several decades of industrial farming, but the wines I tasted from more recently purchased vineyards Newman has fully controlled for longer are very promising, including two spectacular Monthelies. Newman sold a parcel in Latricieres-Chambertin to buy his vineyard in Monthelie, which sounds crazy?until you taste the wines. Savvy readers will want to focus on the mid-level wines, which is where the real excitement lies, at least today. Importer: Michael Skurnik Wines, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Bertin Henri Selections; tel. (305) 343-4054