Robert Groffier

Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, 2023

Name: Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru
Brand: Robert Groffier
Price: 4521.53 GBP

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2023
6x75cl
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£4,521.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Nicholas’ Bonnes-Mares very often upends perceived notions of what Bonnes-Mares could/should/might represent, with more of a leaning to tenderness and charm than power. Here there’s the most essential nose, neither overtly dominated by fruit, mineral or spice, just a fusion of so much that makes Pinot Noir so beguiling. Ultra sleek tannins set this off across the palate with a real sense of kinetic energy and flow. With a rock-salt-infused yet beautifully long and haunting finish, this is a such a civilised, sophisticated wonder of a Bonnes-Mares. From an excellent 1ha parcel of 80-year-old vines situated between Roumier and Dujac, straddling both red and white soil types.

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95.5/100

Neal Martin,

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The 2023 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru was completely destemmed, like Groffier's other cuvées this vintage, and matured in 50% new oak. Unlike the Les Amoureuses, this needed time to open in the glass. Blackberry, briar, black pepper and light iris flower scents emerge with time, but this is a more bashful Bonnes-Mares for the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with a little more backbone than the Amoureuses and perhaps more sapidity. It's maybe uncompromising in some ways, but nothing wrong with that. The Les Amoureuses has a little more sensuality, but this is still a very fine Grand Cru for long term aging.

drinking window 2030 - 2055

date of review 03/2025

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