2000 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Bonnes Mares

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  10/25/2022 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points

  Fairly rustic compared to the sleek, polished wines of more recent vintages.

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  3/3/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points

  Zachys La Paulee "Warm-up" Dinner (Boulevard - San Francisco CA): Small glass, brief note. All red fruit with slightly sweet spice. Moderate concentRation and structure. With its earth hints, this is at a great place right now, and I think best to drink by 2020. My favorite for now of the 3 vintages tasted tonight.

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  12/9/2013 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points

  Romanée St. Vivant & Bonnes Mares Dinner (Otto Ristorante, Red Dot Museum): This was extremely enjoyable. I thought it had the best nose out of the four bottles of Bonnes Mares that we had – the most Chambolle-like if you will, with a perfumy mélange of sweet roses and violet, peppery spice and orange peel, dark cherries and blueberries with a slightly liquered tone to them, and then dirtier notes of earth and slate tossed on top, all making for a wonderful bouquet. I really liked the feel on the palate too. This bore all the hallmarks of a Mugnier wine, with velvety, melting tannins wrapped around pure, dulcet tones of cherries and berries, showing a subtle intensity yet without any impression of weight – a really delicate, elegant expression of the terroir. My only issue with the wine was its distinctly mid-lengthed finish, which was definitely on the lighter-side for Bonnes Mares. It had a charming character, with a little kiss of spice, earth and flowers, but faded rather too quickly, most probably a reflection of the vintage rather than the winemaking. Still though, this was a real charmer of a wine – my favourite amongst the Bonnes Mares flight. Like one or two of the other wines on the night, this was actually drinking very nicely and giving tons of pleasure - this is a wine I could happily drink a whole bottle of over a quiet night.

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  9/23/2013 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points

  Bright red fruit with a cinnamon note on the nose and palate. Elegant and easy to enjoy though not a blockbuster. Medium finish.

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  2/12/2009 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Caroline Wine Shop - European Selection (Carolines Wine Shop): Light plum colour with a wide orange rim.
  Delicate perfumed aromas with vibrant red plum, black cherry and some red tinned cherry. There is an orange peel element that suggests riper fruit. Intense.
  This wine is both elegant with a silky to sinewy texture and powerful. The mid-palate carries rich chocolate, chilli spice, ground pepper and more berry fruits. The presence of grainy tannins adds structure, and there are tertiary elements that enhance the complexity. The finish is very long. Showing very well!

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