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“Pungent aromas of black cherry, licorice and mint. Juicy and tightly wound, showing a less sophisticated texture than the
Caillerets. Medicinal dark cherry is complicated by a creamy suggestion of dark chocolate. Finishes with slightly tough tannins that will need more elevage, not to mention time in bottle. This is evolving slowly.” 89 Stephen Tanzer
“A pure and ripe nose of cherry and plum liqueur marries into rich, powerful and mineral-driven medium-bodied fl avors that
brim with dry extract which confers a seductive texture on the fi rm, dusty and beautifully detailed and intense fi nish that delivers impressive length. This is a classy effort that will require ample cellar time to reach its full maturity yet one that should be approachable in its youth.” 91-93 Allen Meadows, Burghound
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“Good deep red. Wild, soil-driven aromas of brown spices, licorice, pepper, wild herbs, celery seed and toasted bread, plus a light yeasty quality. Big, silky and rich, with a fl avor of clafoutis Unusually round and generous for young Bonnes-Mares. Quite horizontal on the back end, fi nishing with extremely sweet, fi ne-grained tannins for Bonnes-Mares and superb persistence. I would not be surprised to see this rate a score at the high end of my projected range.” 92 Stephen Tanzer
“More deeply coloured than most of the Bouchard reds and overall more intense. Deep well of fruit but elegant and not overly sweet. Already silky though the taninns provide suffi cient structure. Very approachable. Lots of fi nesse in a lighter frame.” 17.5 Jancis Robinson
“In contrast to many of the wines in the range that are quite expressive, this is actually quite reticent if not downright mute with very ripe but elusive aromas of mocha, plum and spicy cassis. The extremely rich, powerful and concentrated big-bodied fl avors possess a suave mouth feel as the sap almost completely buffers the unusually generous but quite serious and long fi nish. This is a classic Bonnes Mares in terms of its underlying architecture and should require between 15 and 20 years to be at its
best.” 93-95 Allen Meadows, Burghound
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“Good deep red. Reticent, slightly reduced nose offers licorice, wild herbs, crushed stone and mint. Tight, imploded blackberry and licorice fl avors show a light touch. Lovely fruit here but not at all open-knit. Finishes with strong earthy energy and minerality, a bit like the Corton.” 89 Stephen Tanzer
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arrives june 2012"A classic and exceptionally fresh Vosne nose is replete with a wide variety of Asian spice scents that include anise, clove and cinnamon on the notably ripe cassis and black cherry aromas. There is a highly seductive quality to the mouth coating, velvety and suave middle weight flavors that exude a fine dry extract on the silky yet firm finish. 92/2020+"Burghound
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arrives june 2012"A brooding but impressively complex nose features notes of red currant, plum, earth and plenty of that Corton sauvage character. The textured, intense and broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration with fully mature structural elements.
There is ample buffering sap, which is important as one would reasonably expect, this is a big and sleekly muscled wine with an explosively long, linear and overtly austere finish. The potential here is mostly impressive though note that plenty of patience is requisite. 94/2025+"Burghound
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Surprisingly expressive of red fruit, with an overlay of oak spice and a dusty element. Tannins are
enigmatic – they start fl uid and silky and then build to quite a block at the end. Sweet red fruit reemerges
on the length with real persistence and concentration.” 17.5+/20 - Jancis Robinson
“(50% vendange entier): Bright red-ruby. Spectacular, ethereal nose offers aromas of cranberry, pomegranate,
blackberry, dried rose, cinnamon and menthol. Like liquid silk on the palate, with superb sappy intensity
and energy to the lightly saline fl avors of dark fruits, clove, minerals and fl owers. A wine of compelling
complexity, fi nishing with noble tannins and great palate-staining persistence. Owing to the high percentage
of uncrushed berries, this wine had the longest cuvaison in the cellar.” 94/100 - Stephen Tanzer
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“This is also quite ripe with an expressive nose that combines notes of menthol, spice and cassis that merges with supple,
round and relatively fine middle weight fl avors that possess a sappy mouth feel and good length.”
89-91 Allen Meadows, Burghound
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"Pale bright yellow Knockout high-pitched nose seduces with scents of violet, lavender, lemon, crushed stone, mint, cinnamon and ginger; this could be bottled as perfume. Then wonderfully rich, pure and deep but youthfully tight, with compelling aromatic lift to the citrus, spice and mineral flavors. Really explosively rich but somehow weightless. Finishes with superb length and aromatic class. I'd lay this down for five to seven years. In recent years, this has been a consistently spectacular grand cru-and a relative value."95+Tanzer
"This is a classic example of Corton-Charlemagne with its impressively layered floral, green fruit, lime and stone-infused nose that precedes citrusy, precise and powerful mineral-driven flavors that possess real muscle on the almost painfully intense and steely finish that delivers striking length."96/100 Burghound
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arrives june 2012"This is also cool and restrained with a much broader range of spicy elements to the gorgeously complex red and blue pinot fruit aromas. An intense minerality suffuses the powerful and extract rich broad-shouldered flavors that are muscular but not rustic before terminating in a focused, balanced and linear finish. This should age successfully for many years and require at least 15, before it will be sufficiently civilized to enjoy properly. That said it should repay handsomely the cellar time. 96/2027+"Burghound
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