2013 Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

Glowing purple colour with very lovely elegant pure fruit, this has a dancing brilliance which builds magically behind with a wave of different deep red and some black fruit. Crystalline and exceptionally persistent. A wonderful wine.

The harvest began with whites on 26th September, before the rain, then the reds were brought in during less good weather, with sorting necessary. The stems were ripe enough to allow for whole bunch vinification, and Pierre has chosen the soft pedal in 2013: not much punching down, more an infusion approach, less new wood and perhaps a shorter time in barrel. Pierre can see some elements of 2008 but with more weight, more flattering wines overall.

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