Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind. Reddish tawny. Nose is closed and not yielding much. I get cranberries, some cherries, iron and stones, some wood. Has a high pitched character to it. Has some pucker in it yet. Tight with ample acidity. I guess 97 Vogue Bonnes Mares. In my experience this wine has had some variations in its performance. Today it was better than most, but suffered by not getting ample air before it was served. — 5 years ago

Bob Wilson

9.0

Past her prime, but still holding onto some good structure and great with our meal. — 6 years ago

Daniel Mencaroni

9.2

Very chambolle and pretty. Darkish cloudy red. Note of wild strawberry, cherry and spices. Medium body and acidity. Could smell this for a very long time. Seductive. — 7 years ago

Dom Talimanidis

9.1

Needed more time that we gave it to open up. Interesting and bright, but still very tight. — 9 years ago

Jonathan Bowers

9.6

Probably the best burgundy red I have tasted in years. Big nose, long finish and so much fruit. Unreal — 9 years ago

Femi Oyediran

9.5

Pretty awesome — 9 years ago

Jim Stehli

9.5

Outstanding — 9 years ago

Jeff Dodd

9.4

From mag - oh Boi! — 10 years ago

with Kelly

Chisako Katayama

9.0

Powerfulだけど、強すぎず、短すぎず長すぎずEarthyな良さ。頑張ったご褒美に彼との素敵なデートの締め括りとして。年一よりはもう少しカジュアルに、頑張った日のご褒美ワインとして最適。 — 11 years ago

Mike Dombrow

Buyer Sunfish Cellars

10

Absolutely one of the best wines I have ever had. So full of fruit and structure. — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

This is hard to beat at $25.

White cheese starter.

Copying over & updating earlier notes...

The nose reveals; waxy, sweet & sour lemons, the light, good/softer aspects of lemon pledge, lime zest, green & golden apple, overripe pineapple, honeysuckle, apricots, white peach, orange rind, grapefruit w/ pith, tree bark, flintiness, notes of roasted caramel, vanillin, beautifully, elegant, grey volcanics, salty, powdery, even slightly floral chalkiness, white to lightly brown spices, sea spray, oyster notes, limestone/sandstone, fruit blossoms, yellow lilies framed in a field of spring flowers.

The body is thick, rich, lush and nicely rounded. If you like viscosity, no issues here. It guides over the palate presenting no mouth arguments. Waxy, sweet & sour lemons, the light, good/softer notes of lemon pledge, green & some golden apple with skin, lime zest, overripe pineapple, honeysuckle, apricots, white peach, orange rind, tropicals green melon, tree bark, notes of roasted caramel, beautifully, elegant, grey volcanics, salty, powdery, even slightly floral chalkiness, white to lightly brown spices with some medium palate heat, sea spray, oyster notes, sulfur/flintiness, limestone/sandstone, fruit blossoms, yellow lilies framed in a field of spring flowers. The acidity is near dead on...like a gentle cool stream. The long finish is, gorgeous & sexy, elegant, rich, good balance all around and persists gently for minutes.

Just gets better & better as it warms & opens up in the glass. This Bourgogne will add another point or two when I open my next bottle in 2-3 years. Except now, I own a bunch more of this 2018. Have some to enjoy early.

Excellent with our soft, white cheese...Jasper Hill Farms-Harbison. If you can find this cheese, it gets one of my highest recommendations. Bought it at Whole Foods but, you can always check JasperHillFarms.com if N/A where you shop.

Photos of; Masion Henri Boillot, Owner/Winemaker Henri Boillot, tasting room that looks into the barrel room and his Bonnes Mares Vineyard. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

From mag. Great depth of flavor. Intense and forest floor dark gnarly. Really good. — 7 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Evie Olson

9.4

Similar to the clos Marion from this producer. Along with some definite perfumed notes. Really really pretty, yet still quite young. — 9 years ago

Sondra Bernstein

Owner of the girl & the fig, the fig cafe & winebar, Author of Plats du Jours, the girl & the fig's Journey through the Seasons in Wine Country and the girl & the fig Cookbook

9.3

Gorgeous!!!!!! — 9 years ago

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.5

1964. Superb. Elegant. Delicious and complex on the nose. Finish is a bit abrupt though. Fades with 1.5 hours of air but wine of the tasting in any event. — 9 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.4

This was a really good burgundy. Grand cru might pay higher taxes but it's justified most of the time this being no exception. Wonderful soft cherry fruit underpinned with pine dominate this effort. Yum. — 10 years ago

Manny Abascal

9.3

Floral, primary — 10 years ago

Craig Haserot

Founder and Proprietor Sojourn Cellars

10

Wow wine. — 11 years ago

Randy Windham

9.8

13.5% abv. — 12 years ago

Max Kelly

9.1

Lovely stuff. A darker fruited expression of Chambolle w a touch of spice, as one would expect from this vineyard’s position above Bonnes Mares. Can’t wait to crack some Barthod’s Les Véroilles 1er when they hit 10. — 6 years ago

Peter Martin

9.8

This forty eight year old Clair-Dau the precursor of Bruno Clair. The last vintage made by Joseph Clair Bruno’s Grandfather. Exquisite, transcendent yet with power and grace. 1971 Vintage — 6 years ago

TJ Maxwell

9.6

Stunning. Mature but lively. Dark and velvety — 7 years ago

Sarah Gagestein

9.4

Aangename neus met rood fruit, stalletje en een champignon. Fijne zuren, balans in fruit-hartig. Lange afdronk. ERRUG lekker dus. — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.3

1996 vintage. At Ryozanpaku in Kyoto, Japan. Medium garnet - slight bricking around the edge. Medium intensity of aromas, manure, earth, blackberry, violet creams and savoury spices. Fairly complex if slightly mature. On the palate, good fresh acidity, medium body and noticeable rounded tannins. The mid palate is flavoursome and impressive. The finish is slightly short. Probably won't benefit from further ageing. However, I suggest giving the wine 30 minutes of air before serving. — 9 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.1

Stems incorporating nicely with some brett. — 9 years ago

Shuji Yanada

9.0

若々しくもあり熟成感もあり。エレガント。牛のタルタルと。 — 10 years ago

erto l

9.0

liquid purple — 10 years ago

Taylor Smith

Sommelier, RN74

9.1

1978. Earth and dried fig aromas. Deep color, big mouthfeel, rich fruit. — 11 years ago

Conrad Kenley

9.6

Freakish bottle ..TCA on the foil but the wine is singing — 12 years ago

James Stahl

9.7

Oh yah, who could forget this wine! — 12 years ago