2008 Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

Red • Dry • Full Bodied • Pinot Noir
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Code: 20080600750028005205

Description

Red Wine Of The Vintage
For me, Vougeraie's top reds are the best I have known them and the Bonnes-Mares is very impressive and very classy indeed. It has a sense of real energy, concentration and density, with explosive and persistent blackberry fruit and a sensuous, silky texture to the tannins. This is a wine of power and finesse.
(David Jones, Fine Wine Sales Advisor)

 Alas, there is a very limited volume this year of this fabulous Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru. Sweet fruit with a touch of cherry soars across the palate with just a hint of woodsmoke. It is fine and fresh with good weight on the finish.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Burgundy Buyer)
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    2008
  • Alcohol
    13.5%
  • Grape
    Pinot Noir
  • Body
    Full Bodied
  • Producer
    Domaine de la Vougeraie

Critics reviews

Allen Meadows
91-94/100
The intense and reserved nose of subtle wood spice combines with red pinot and black currant notes plus almost pungent warm earth nuances that continue onto the big, robust and sleekly muscled full-bodied flavors that are linear and more obviously structured on the cool, fine and pure finish. La Vougeraie's Bonnes-Mares is a really lovely combination of power with a certain amount of finesse but don't let the elegance fool you as ample patience will be required.
Allen Meadows
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
30% whole bunches. 80% new oak. Dark crimson. Coffee notes and a bit of spice. Juicy and very round. Very ambitious. Some real charm. Certainly intense.
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com

About The Wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating and, at times, infuriating wine grape in the world. However, when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape, which grows in small, tight bunches, performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone-based subsoils. It is more susceptible than other varieties to overcropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive, and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of Burgundy's Côte d'Or.
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Burgundy

The region is home to some of the world's finest Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines, commonly called 'Burgundies'. Made from Pinot Noir, the reds are dry and full-bodied with silky tannins. Conversely, using Chardonnay to produce whites helps generate elegant, complex, and citrussy wines with fresh butter and toast notes.
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Domaine de la Vougeraie

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