Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2015

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2015 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru demanded some coaxing from the nose, eventually unfurling with graceful scents of black cherry, boysenberry, cold limestone and hints of blood orange, the latter becoming more noticeable with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, very fine tannin. This is tightly knit, very linear, incredibly fresh and tensile with immense precision on the finish. The aftertaste leaves the tongue tingling minutes after the wine has departed. This is just a brilliant Bonnes-Mares, but you probably knew that already.

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Reviewed by: William Kelley

Tasted blind, Roumier's 2015 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is quite reticent, unfurling in the glass with a youthfully reserved bouquet of cherries, cassis, dark chocolate, peonies and espresso roast. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and powerful, with a strikingly concentrated and multidimensional core, an ample endowment of rich, satiny tannin and a long, chewy finish. This is a ripe but structural wine that will demand—and reward—considerable patience: it's likely to prove one of the most long-lived red Burgundies of the vintage.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2015 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is a scintillating wine - always has been. Dark cherries and still that hint of bergamot on the nose that shimmers with youthful delight, perfectly in tune with the oak. Perhaps a little more mineralité than I recall. It oddly seems to tighten up with aeration instead of opening! The palate is medium-bodied with pointed acidity that imparts plenty of tension, slightly granular in texture, and almost linear with a hint of black olive compote towards the bitter-edged finish. Superb. Tasted at Maison de Colombier in Beaune.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2015 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has the most intense bouquet of the five wines from the same vineyard included within this flight, almost overwhelming the senses with precocious dark cherries, raspberry coulis, bergamot and hints of vanilla pod. The palate is medium-bodied, quite powerful and dense - a more masculine Bonnes-Mares that is almost Musigny-like in style. There is certainly a nobility about this Bonnes-Mares, but it will probably require longer to reach its drinking plateau than others. Just magnificent! Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

(13.7% alcohol; 2.9 g/l acidity): Full medium-dark red. Sexy, inviting scents of raspberry, mocha, leather, spices and minerals, plus a whiff of dark chocolate. Dense, sweet and deep, conveying outstanding intensity to its plush flavors of blueberry, blackberry and mocha. Spreads out horizontally to saturate the palate on the very long, slowly mounting finish. This highly concentrated wine is remarkably sexy today but I don't doubt Roumier's prediction that it will shut down in bottle. It should surely age for two decades or more on its substantial tannins. Roumier picked this cru first in 2015 but it nonetheless showcases the thickness and ripeness of the vintage.

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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

(Roumier picked this vineyard first, blending his grapes from his white and brown soils for the vinification): Dark ruby-red. Deep, brooding yet expressive scents of boysenberry, blueberry and peony. Conveys a rare combination of thick texture and terrific lift, with its sappy dark berry flavors lifted by spices, minerals and orange zest. Offers superb cut for such a rich wine. Finishes with a big tannic structure but no heaviness or dryness. In fact, I'm tempted to describe this wine as light on its feet. Should enjoy a leisurely evolution in bottle over at least 20 years. Incidentally, as of vintage 2016 Roumier has a new sharecropping arrangement on an additional half a hectare of prime terre blanche soil in Bonnes-Mares, as well a bit of Echézeaux.