Bonnes Mares Olivier Bernstein 2016
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Bonnes Mares Olivier Bernstein 2016
HED67477
75 cl
13.5%
£425.00
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Since inception in 2007, micro-négociant Olivier Bernstein has rapidly established himself as one of the newer stars of Burgundy with an impeccable range of reds from seven Grands and three Premiers Crus of the Côte de Nuits. The majority of vines that he uses are old, varying in age between 40 and 80+ years.
Bernstein’s Bonnes Mares Grand Cru comes from two parcels of 50+ year-old vines on the Chambolle side of the cru. The 2016 is highly expressive and has beautiful balance of rich cherry fruit, savoury spice and mineral nuances. Satin-textured, complex and incredibly long, this has the potential age very well indeed.
Vinous
(Bernstein works with two strips of vines that extend from the bottom to the top of the cru on the Chambolle side, thus giving him both red and white soil influences): Healthy dark red with ruby suggestions. Reticent, pure aromas of musky raspberry, spices and rocky minerality, lifted by a floral topnote. Boasts terrific precision and inner-mouth mineral grip but this is youthfully imploded today and less accessible than the Clos de la Roche, with a touch of peppery stems contributing to the impression of tension. The very long, building finish stimulates the salivary glands, leaving behind notes of black and white pepper in the empty glass. This wine, too, should be long-lived. Bernstein vinified in 2016 with an average of 50% whole clusters but this one was more like two-thirds.Stephen Tanzer1st January 2018
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