1990 Bonnes-Mares, Comte Georges de Vogue (750ml)

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Vintage: 1990
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Bonnes Mares
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Designation: Grand Cru
Appellation: Bonnes Mares
Producer: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Nuits
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Tasting note: Complex nose of very ripe aromas and earth and this is already showing strong secondary elements. The flavors are big and rich, indeed even rustic with lots of structure. This does not appear to have the mid-palate depth for the fruit to outlast the structure and while its not necessary to drink up, I have my doubts as to whether it will ever harmonize. Still it's quite tasty but the '90 Bonnes Mares clearly needs food. (88pts. Allen Meadows AKA “The Burghound”)

Tasted: Oct. 16, 2002
Score: 88
Drink: 2005+

Tasting note: A classy, monumental wine, with an impressive deep color and spellbinding complexity. The concentration takes your breath away as the plum, blackberry, raspberry and vanilla flavors coat your palate. Try in 1998. 500 cases made. (99pts. Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Dec. 15, 1992
Score: 99
Drink: 1998

Tasting note: While the Bonnes Mares is closed, the dark ruby/purple color and the wine's terrific potential are evident. Full-bodied, with a blossoming, black-cherry nose complemented by a judicious use of toasty new oak, this wine exhibits wonderful richness, excellent definition and structure, and a long, dense, concentrated finish. Anticipated maturity: 1997-2010. After a wait of nearly twenty years, these 1990s are the first truly profound wines to emerge from this great domaine since 1972. If the rigid oenologist who fashions these wines, Monsieur Millet, would throw away his filters, they probably could have been even more exciting. However, these 1990s are stunning enough to convince me that the resurrection of Comte de Vogue has begun. Interestingly, Millet has shown some flexibility and is now doing a cold maceration of 5-7 days before starting the fermentation, which has no doubt contributed to the black/purple color of these wines. (90pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Oct. 1992
Score: 90
Drink: 1997-2010