Bouchard Pere & Fils, La Romanee Grand Cru 1993

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted at the La Romanée vertical at Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. The 1993 La Romanée Grand Cru was a Bouchard Père et Fils bottling. It is deeper in colour than the 1995, though the nose is less attractive: brambly red berry fruit, stewed black tea and a touch of mandarin. But it feels a little curmudgeonly and does not possess the joie-de-vivre of the best 1993s. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, good depth of fruit, sinewy tannin wrapped around a "blocky" and slight saline finish. It is an enjoyable wine that has lasted the course but it lacks grand cru class. Tasted June 2015.

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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Bouchard's recommended 1993s do not totally avoid the hard tannin of the vintage. The wines generally exhibit solid colors, firm, medium-bodied, albeit austere personalities, and sound ripeness. Such unrecommended wines as Chambertin, La Romanee, and Vosne-Romanee-Aux Reignots tasted excessively tannic. They are unlikely to ever come into balance. Importer: Palace Brands Co., Hartford, CT; tel. (800) 729-3372