2023 Domaine Bruno Clair, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

The 2023 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a well-defined bouquet with black cherries, wild strawberries and light loamy aromas coming through with aeration. It is maybe a little Musigny-like. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and gentle grip, slightly peppery in style with a persistent, quite saline finish. Without a doubt, this is a fabulous Bonnes-Mares with great potential. It may very well land at the top of my banded score.

For reports and full tasting notes, go toTim Atkin MW's website.

The 2023 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is a beauty, bursting with notes of orange zest, black raspberries, exotic spices, potpourri, violets and incense. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a cool core of fruit framed by sweet, powdery tannins and animated by lively acids, it concludes with a long, saline finish.

Very intense nose. Juicy-fruited, so that one hardly notices the structure that is undoubtedly there. Very pure and fresh. Just really rather glorious. Long and sweet but not heavy. Yes! So long. (JR)