2018 Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

Vinous 95

The 2018 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru from Roumier offers copious amounts of black cherries and blueberry fruit. It is still a “baby”, though that doesn’t make it unenjoyable, even if you cannot help thinking that it needs at least another decade. The palate is framed by those succulent tannins, one of the tropes of the growing season. There’s a little more glycerine than I remember, with a powerful and still almost overwhelming finish that prompts me to be just a little more cautious with my score. Tasted at Le Benaton in Beaune. [Neal Martin, 19/01/2024]

Anticipated maturity: 2032-2048

Robert Parker 95

Opening in the glass with aromas of ripe red fruits, rose petals, peonies, orange rind and exotic spices, Roumier’s 2018 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is full-bodied, multidimensional and concentrated, with a rich and layered mid-palate, a muscular chassis of powdery tannin and a bright, mineral finish. This is very much built for the long haul, but it has taken the warm vintage in its stride. [William Kelley, 30/12/2020]

Anticipated maturity: 2028-2068