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2002 Nicolas Potel Bonnes Mares

Pinot Noir

  • France
  • Burgundy
  • Côte de Nuits
  • Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
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CT92.3 22 reviews
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Community Tasting Notes 22

  • NickA Likes this wine: 92 points

    November 8, 2022 - 2002 Burgundy, round 2 (Noize): A slight chemically funk on opening, that blew off fairly quickly. An unusual wine with a lot going on (in the order I noted them down): soft cassis, burned caramel, campfire, cranberry, fresh red fruit, bitter orange and mezcal...! Enjoyable, but not a stand-out, and felt pretty young.

  • beatles wrote: 92 points

    May 2, 2021 - Drinking a point with plenty of fruit left here, some sous bois, good acidity, complete wine a bit on the masculine side for a Bonnes Mares, perhaps, and a great match with the morels.
    #SøllerødKro

  • Paul S wrote: 93 points

    April 16, 2019 - 2002 Burgundy Dinner (Chef Kang, MacKenzie Road, Singapore): This has been consistently good over three bottles, tasted over the course of 7 years or so. From a magnum this time, this had a lovely nose of blueberries and violets, earth and spice, with a just a touch of burnt rubber and a hint of meatiness to it. Lovely stuff, and quite characteristically Bonnes Mares to my mind. The palate was nice and approachable too. Perhaps a touch sterner, less charming than the nose, but very drinkable nonetheless. Here, plump flavours of blueberries and black cherries played against a backdrop of spice, mineral and earth. There was a nice sense of breezy freshness lent to it by some juicy acidity, but there was also an underlying structure of slightly drying, woody tannins that came up more as the wine moved into its long spicy finish. Altogether a yummy, if not quite complete Bonnes Mares. This did falter a bit against tough competition its flight-mates (superb 2002 Bonnes Mares from Mugnier and Vogue), but that would be nitpicking. This was very nice on the night. I did think that it should be drank sooner rather than later though, lest the fruit fades behind its structure.

  • MikeATL wrote: 89 points

    December 8, 2018 - Not a bad Saturday afternoon: Kind of muddled dark cherry with a touch of brown sugar. Nice, but not at the level I'd expect from this producer, vintage, and cru.

  • Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 94 points

    August 18, 2018 - Upgrading my score from a few years ago. This has aged nicely. Felt this was deeper with more dark, black fruits. Really well balanced wine that was rich and texturally very interesting. Red and black fruit, earth, spices, cherries and blackberries. Really nice BM.

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  • By Stephen Tanzer
    March/April 2004, IWC Issue #113 (link)

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  • By Richard Jennings
    10/14/2010 (link) 93 points

    (Nicolas Potel Bonnes Mares) Dark cherry red color; roses, cherry, red berry, rosehips nose; a little tight, poised, a touch of brett, tart red fruit, tart cherry, cranberry, mineral palate with cut and precision; medium-plus finish

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2002
  • Type Red
  • Producer Nicolas Potel
  • Varietal Pinot Noir
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Burgundy
  • SubRegion Côte de Nuits
  • Appellation Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

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  • In Cellars 99 (40%)
  • Consumed 148 (60%)

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