2012 Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

Description

An explosive nose and dark fruit layered over a velvety texture. Though it is tightly knit, the exuberant fruit keeps trying to burst out. Made with 80% whole bunch and 80% new barrel this year, this is a dense glowing purple with a super succulent nose; very Chambolle. Hugely seductive with astonishing length and intensity. Bravo.

This superb domaine grows in reputation and also in size: this year sees the first vintage of Nuits-St Georges, Clos de Thorey. Look out for even further additions in the next two years. Winemaker Pierre Vincent’s style is for lighter colours and very sensual wines and he has done a cracking job again in 2012; a vintage which supported the plentiful use of whole bunch fermentation. The domaine is certified organic and fully biodynamic.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2012

Maturity Ready - at best

Grape List Pinot Noir

Body Medium Bodied

Producer Domaine de la Vougeraie

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

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Bonnes Mares

Bonnes Mares is a renowned Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy's Côte de Nuits subregion, straddling Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis. Known for its exceptional Pinot Noir wines, the region benefits from diverse soils and a continental climate. Celebrated for their richness, power, and longevity, the wines typically require several years of ageing to fully express their deep red colour, complex aromas, and robust palate.

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