2002 Bouchard Père & Fils Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
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Moderately saturated medium red. Wild, musky, inviting aromas of redcurrant, balsamic menthol and truffley underbrush. Plush, sweet and at its peak right now, offering concentrated flavors of red fruits and underbrush complemented by strong saline minerality. With a bit more acidity than the Clos Vougeot, this displays more energy today. Complete and long: this lovely sexy wine should give great pleasure over the next six or seven years.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Medium red. Aromas of crushed raspberry, peony, blood orange, cotton candy, and rooty, resiny underbrush. Sweet and silky in the mouth, with the wine's velvety texture coming almost as a shock after the nose. A wonderfully round, ripe, pliant wine with terrific sweetness of fruit and inner-palate energy. Finishes with superb persistence.
Floral hints combine with earth and intense black fruits and lead to stunningly pure, detailed and focused flavors that are powerful and robust yet do not lack for elegance or purity. This is quite masculine in character with length to burn and this will require time to shed its considerable structure as it's presently quite backward. A terrific effort that possesses another dimension compared to all of the foregoing wines. Highly recommended.
Mouth-watering aromas of cookie dough and super-ripe cherries lead to the 2002 Bonnes Mares’s (domaine) lush, medium to full-bodied personality. Sweet, concentrated, densely packed, and plush, it regales the palate with silky waves of red and black cherries that are perfumed with mocha and flowers. This ample, expansive wine boasts a prolonged, fruit-filled finish. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2017. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 888-7575
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.