2009 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Beaune du Château

Community Tasting Notes (58) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  1/27/2022 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Time did this bottle good. Best one to date. At peak of maturity.

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  12/20/2020 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 90 Points

  No formal notes but this wine Is drinking beautiful right now.

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  4/19/2020 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Three years later, this is aging wonderfully. The red fruit is turning into notes of sous-bois, wild mushroom, wet leather. All in a dry, still firm but elegant structure. Can't wait for my next bottle.

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  2/29/2020 - forceberry wrote: 89 Points

  The special 1er Cru cuvée of Bouchard, made since 1907. A combination of 17 different Beaune 1er Cru vineyards, all vinified separately and blended together to show the quality of the vintage. Aged for 12-14 months in oak pièces (25-35% new). 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Pale, translucent and somewhat developed pomegranate color. Quite open and somewhat developed nose with aromas of roasted beet, some savory wood spice, a little bit of ripe cranberry, light meaty tones, a hint of smoke and a sweet touch of wizened dark berries. The wine is ripe, full-bodied and quite sinewy on the palate with brooding, dry-ish flavors of black raspberries, some sweet black cherries, a little bit of meaty umami, light charred notes of soot, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of crunchy cranberry. The wine is pretty balanced with its moderately high acidity and quite gentle medium-minus tannins. The finish is juicy and gently grippy with ripe and moderately long flavors of black raspberries, some meaty umami, a little bit of sour cherries, light sweeter notes of dried red fruits and a hint of beetroot.
  
  A surprisingly balanced, bright and sophisticated for a 2009 red Burgundy - although the vintage character feels rather obvious when tasted comparatively with the 2010 vintage. While this is balanced, but a bit of the gentle and silky side, the 2010 vintage is leaner and drier with obviously more potential for further development. While this wine might continue to improve for a handful of years more, it really doesn't feel like a vintage built for the long haul - and it definitely isn't calling for any further age either. A nice and thoroughly enjoyable effort for a 2009 1er Cru Beuane, but nothing particularly memorable at the end of the day.

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  7/17/2019 - kalissa Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This is improving as it ages. Much better today than previous bottles. I now can see that this will still improve from here. This is rich on the palate with good concentration. Nose is slightly muted and benefits from some aeration. Good finish. Recommended.

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