2000 Georges Lignier et Fils Bonnes Mares

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  2/18/2017 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points

  Dinner with Achille Merlier (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria, Singapore): A singularly unspectacular Bonnes Mares. The pair of Grand Crus were disappointing tonight, and this perhaps more so than even the 1995 Bruno Clair Clos de Beze in an earlier flight. Not that there was anything wrong with this - it was pretty enjoyable actually - just that it seemed quite a ways short of Grand Cru quality. The nose was decent enough - quite savoury, with wafts of loamy earth and powdered wood spice, a bit of mushrooms, and then a rather meaty undertone, all drifting out of the glass alongside deep dark cherry and blueberry aromas. Quite a classic bouquet - I stuck my neck out to guess Bonnes Mares on that nose alone. Unfortunately, while the palate was pretty enjoyable, it was weak enough to make me change my guess. There was a nice clarity and freshness to its dark cherry flavours lined with a spine of mineral and wood spice, and then again those savoury notes picked up on the nose. However, this all thinned out a little past the mid-palate, to the point where it finished a bit lean. There was a nice amount of spice and mineral on the back-palate, but the fruit had receded so that what stood out was the wine's sinewy, almost mouth-coating structure. All in all decent, but just a lacking a little bit of polish and charm. Strange for a vintage like 2000 actually, which has always struck me as being more full on charm, and maybe a little short on structure.

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