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Manage Subscriptions1993 Georges Lignier et Fils Bonnes Mares
Pinot Noir
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Nuits
- Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Community Tasting Notes 4
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NYC_Maenad Likes this wine:
December 17, 2021 - The 1993 Georges Lignier et Fils Bonnes Mares served last night with duck breasts and cabbage with duck fat and apple cider vinegar underwent a startling transformation.
Though not considered in the same league as Hubert Lignier, I’ve found some excellent older examples from Georges Lignier from the ‘70s and ‘80s, with the best being a few rocking bottles of '78 Clos de la Roche. I wasn’t sure where the cutoff would be vintage-wise, though, so opened this one with only modest expectations. This was from a case I split with a friend at auction in 2011, and I discovered when I pulled it a few days ago to stand up that one of mine had slight signs of old seepage, though still a high fill. The others were perfect. I always open the worst bottle first, hoping that will leave me nowhere to go but up!
Based on experience with both 1993 and Bonnes Mares, I decided to give this a few hours of air. Decanted at 3 PM, at first I got a strong hit of VA and not a lot of fruit. The wine was clear, but the color was muddy brown - not maderized, just not all that pleasant. Sniffed and tasted again at 4, the VA had largely blown off and the hue was shifting more towards garnet. A subtle and attractive perfume was also beginning to emerge. Served in Grassl Cru glasses around 5:30, the VA was completely gone, and it was showing some forest floor, baking spice, and black cherry fruit. Dark and a bit brooding. The feel in the mouth was a bit lean and the overall impression complex, but without much power at that point. We continued to sip this over the next 2 hours and it continued to transform for the better – the fruit came to the fore, the mid-palate took on weight, the color continued to shift towards more saturated blood red and the nose even woke up came creeping towards something typical for the vineyard. While never a pretty wine, it was what I like to call “real Burgundy,” which is high praise from me. We ended up really enjoying it, with the last ½ glass the best. If this is the worst from my case, I’m doing pretty well! I’ll wait a few years on the next one, though - that double whammy of ’93 and Bonnes Mares really does demand time. -
astroman Likes this wine: 91 points
January 8, 2021 - PNP. Hawthorn and fresh earth notes. Lacks complexity on palate with simple finish. Rather good drinking.
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Sleepy Dave wrote:
December 23, 2019 - BM Dinner (Summer Pavilion): Pale ruby. Sous bois, mint, leather, mellow dried fruits, mineral. Very good acidity and juiciness, I like the palate more so than the nose, this even has light inner perfume of dried flowers. Still a bit of tannin presence for a tannic end and edgy mouthfeel. The power is there, lightly coated the palate, very Long. Not a pretty wine but very good.
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astroman Likes this wine:
October 4, 2016 - Open with a sweet ready fruits aromas and lively acid. The wine seem to shut down shortly after resulting in a rather bitter finish due to high acid profile. The bottle came alive towards the end showing the sweet red cherry notes with a hint of Chinese herbs. Definitely a keeper for a few more years!
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1993
- Type Red
- Producer Georges Lignier et Fils
- 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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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 33 (80%)
- Consumed 8 (20%)
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- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Nuits
- AppellationBonnes Mares Grand Cru
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