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Score 92/100 · Drink 2020-2040, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, Apr 2016
The 2014 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru has a fragrant, floral bouquet with blueberry and cassis scents that define it as Bonnes Mares and nothing else. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, plenty of dense black fruit with just a reductive tinniness that I suspect will dissipate with 4-5 years in bottle. Indeed, this is a structured and more "serious" Bonnes Mares, less flattering on the palate than I expected, but it will repay cellaring.
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92
92/100
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
About the producer
Maison Roche de Bellene
Nicolas Potel is one of Burgundy’s most talented and connected winemakers. He created Maison Roche de Bellene, the négoce arm of Domaine de Bellene, in 2008, using his extensive network in the region to source top-quality fruit for an "haute couture" négociant operation.