Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru
Georges Roumier

Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, 2005

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Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, 2005

2005
Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, 2005

Tight-packed minerally red fruits, finely perfumed, excellent power. Focused and vibrant, brilliantly vivid-yet-smooth fruit flavours of autumn hedgerow berry and deeper undergrowth touches; surprisingly suave tannins for a Bonnes-Mares without lacking anything, superbly balanced. A tour de force. From numerous parcels on the Chambolle side of Bonnes-Mares.

ABV:
13.5%
95+/100
Neal Martin, Vinous
Christophe Roumier’s 2005 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru performed exactly how I expected. Still youthful in appearance, it has a fabulous bouquet with blueberry, raspberry coulis, violet and incense notes, a touch of sous-bois that surfaces with time. This is exuberant and sumptuous if still very young. The palate is medium-bodied and perhaps more backward than the aromatics. This is underpinned by tightly-wound tannins that feel a tad obdurate, a little more black fruit than I expected with a touch of white pepper, a more sinewy take on Bonnes-Mares that requires six to eight more years in bottle. Don’t touch for now. Tasted at Taillevent restaurant in Paris.
Date Reviewed:
09/2018

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France
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Burgundy
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Georges Roumier

Georges Roumier

The Domaine was estalished by Georges Roumier in 1924, who went on to instigate the practice of domaine bottling his family’s wines in 1945. Today the Domaine has been expanded to 11.8 hectares over 9 appellations and is run by Georges Roumier’s Grandson, Christophe. The wines are made as naturally as possible, vines are hand-tended, a large proportion of fermentations are whole bunch (up to 50%), the percentages varying a little depending on cuvée and vintage, and ageing is in barriques for as long as possible, usually 16 to 18 months, to allow for bottling without filtration. 15-25% new oak is used for the village appellations whilst 40-50% is used for the 1ers and Grand Crus. The result is intense, lively, red Burgundy that demand time and patience.

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