very winey, dark color and great length. Very juicy. Love this stuff. Great way to loosen up and start the meal.

wow. this started out pretty angry even though it has been decanted, but just continued to gain in length. The most prominent feature was a mid-palate presence that was almost too much to handle -- so insanely grippy and sappy. But thankfully NONE of the negatives we might associate with the 1990 vintage. Sure, it was ripe, but completely fresh and even mildly elegant, but this is Bonnes Mares and all its muscularity was there. Sick wine.

first vintage for this wine. I've had it several times and every time it rocks and this might have been the best bottle yet. Mint, iron and red fruits dominate the nose. Excellent length. Still quite young and fresh. With time, more classic aromas and flavors emerge -- roasted meats, more iron, some olive. Stunning, stunning wine. In looking over some of my previous notes on this wine, it seems that it's now finally starting to emerge into its interesting phase, but barely. This is ageing very slowly and gracefully -- and as good as it is tonight, it will be better. I'd say 10 more years?? Fascinating.

unfortunately my last bottle. Perfect condition, the cork barely had any wine up the side. Decanted for about 2 hours and it needs it. Fairly dark in the glass, but the aromas are on the 2/3 mature side; tons of minerality, sweet Grenache nose but again, no heaviness of overripeness. Fruit nuances were very fresh across the board. TONS of dried herbs. Fairly rich on the palate with perfect supporting acidity and very fine tannins. No clue if this will get better, but I wouldn't be surprised. But everything is totally balanced.

ow. When MC put this on the table I was psyched. Quickly decanted at the restaurant and it needed it. Intense nose with a narrow and precise band of flavors. Picks up a lot of weight with air, but this is surprisingly elegant compared to the cuvee normale from 1998 (which can really push the ripeness envelope). In comparison, the Hommage is much better balanced and complete, though yes painfully young. This is about as perfect CdP you can find and reminds me very much of the 2001 I had a few years ago in the cellar. The more I think about this wine, Balance is what stands out. 20 years? 50? Easily.