1992 Bonnes Mares
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The 1992 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is a vintage that for some reason has cropped up a couple of times recently, having first encountered the wine in 2007. It has been consistent from bottle to bottle. Leafy and autumnal on the nose, it is well defined if just lacking the fruit of other vintages, but there is some lovely red fruit mixed with black tea here. The palate is better with more body than you would expect, although its still lags behind the 1993, touches of Earl Grey towards the lean, rather stalky finish. It is not going to fall apart rapidly however, there is little point in storing bottles long-term. Tasted at the Roumier vertical in Hong Kong.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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It is 12 years since I last tasted the 1992 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru from Roumier. Perhaps I underrated it back then. Here, it showed much better with leafy red berry fruit, autumnal but much more vivacious than I was expecting. If anything, it coalesces in the glass and gains a sense of confidence. It may be born in a difficult growing season, but this Bonnes Mares wants to disabuse the drinker of his pessimism. And the palate is well balanced with good body, satisfying red fruit, dried herbs, a touch of Earl Grey and pleasant tartness on the finish. Of course, prices have skyrocketed over the intervening twelve years; however, the bottom line is that Christophe Roumier made a very fine Bonnes Mares this year. Tasted June 2017.
Rain. Round and dilute – so sweet it tastes chaptalised. Lacks a little bit of freshness but there’s lots of satisfaction there. Fills in the gaps. A real vindication of Bonnes Mares. (JR)
About the producer
Based in Chambolle-Musigny, the domaine was established by Georges Roumier in 1924. The domaine started to bottle their own wines in 1945.