The best '07's are really having their moment now and this is certainly one of them. Taut and minerally in the Roumier style with a wonderful smooth texture and great dark cherry fruit. Really improved in the glass for over and hour and the last sip was best so no rush here but no need to wait either. Beautiful, elegant Burgundy.
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Quite a deep colour. The palate is medium to full, with mature fruit, somewhat savoury with gamey overtones. Quite dry on the finish, which has reasonable length. A very good Burgundy but the weakness of the vintage shows. This currently retails for around £3,000. Not worth saving up for.
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Served blind, guessing French & a Burg GC, thought Vosne, powerful, so classy & elegant, great balance & purity, years left in the tank but in a lovely spot now
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Roumier nailed this vintage imo. Drank this after a couple of good but underwhelming Rousseau’s and the quality of the fruit really shone through…there is depth, intensity, and a surprising ripeness for this vintage (in a good way) that marries well with the precision and balance. No rough edges either, which for roumier is something of a minor miracle
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(Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares) Focused, strawberry, tart red fruit nose; concentrated, tasty, tart cherry, roses, mineral palate with depth; long finish
(Roumier Georges Bonnes-Mares) Has 'chambolle' aromatics of flowers and pepper, but with the underlying density of Morey St.Denis' - Christophe. I seem to agree, the nose gives up lovely pure fruit with a more floral top-note. I find the palate very, very mineral - a surprise to me given the unyielding power of many Bonnes-Mares - yet there is undeniable intensity, energy to go with that minerality. The tannins are silky smooth, I noted myself still thinking about those tannins before realising the flavour was still with me - this is very long! It's actually my first B-M from the domaine, and now I understand why people go nuts for it!
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4/20/2024 - dream Likes this wine: 95 Points
The best '07's are really having their moment now and this is certainly one of them. Taut and minerally in the Roumier style with a wonderful smooth texture and great dark cherry fruit. Really improved in the glass for over and hour and the last sip was best so no rush here but no need to wait either. Beautiful, elegant Burgundy.
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12/5/2022 - La Grappe wrote: 92 Points
Quite a deep colour. The palate is medium to full, with mature fruit, somewhat savoury with gamey overtones. Quite dry on the finish, which has reasonable length. A very good Burgundy but the weakness of the vintage shows. This currently retails for around £3,000. Not worth saving up for.
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11/10/2022 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
Served blind, guessing French & a Burg GC, thought Vosne, powerful, so classy & elegant, great balance & purity, years left in the tank but in a lovely spot now
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9/3/2022 - kr522 wrote: 96 Points
Roumier nailed this vintage imo. Drank this after a couple of good but underwhelming Rousseau’s and the quality of the fruit really shone through…there is depth, intensity, and a surprising ripeness for this vintage (in a good way) that marries well with the precision and balance. No rough edges either, which for roumier is something of a minor miracle
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7/6/2022 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Savory, balanced palate. A good wine in the presence of some greats.
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