2010 Domaine Comte de Vogüé Bonnes Mares Grand Cru (Pre-Arrival)
95 points Burghound
Outer quote mark Not unexpectedly here the brooding and somber nose is completely different with a much greater emphasis on earth and smoked tea nuances on the darker hued fruit that includes cassis and black raspberry. The rich, powerful and impressively concentrated large-scaled flavors exhibit a sleek muscularity on the pure, balanced and gorgeously long finish. Like most of these 2010s, there is a serenity present here that allows the wines to unfold elegantly and coherently. This is a compact and quite forceful wine yet it delivers that power with no sense of weight or heaviness. Inner quote mark (1/2013)
95 points Int’l Wine Cellar
Outer quote mark Bright, deep red. Crushed blueberry, pomegranate, kirsch and licorice on the very fresh, perfumed nose, lifted by notes of lilac and peony. Suave and seamless on the palate, but with superb energy and lift to the flavors of cherry, purple fruits and spicy oak. Wonderfully juicy, sappy wine with a strong finishing note of blackberry, noble tannins and outstanding rising length. A brilliant Bonnes-Mares. Inner quote mark (3/2013)
93-95 points Wine Advocate
Outer quote mark The 2010 Bonnes-Mares is a huge, spherical wine that fills out in every dimension. It truly is captivating from the very first taste. Black cherries, plums, smoke, graphite, licorice, menthol and tar burst from the glass as the wine shows off its statuesque, towering personality. The 2010 boasts stunning richness allied to powerful tannins in a full-bodied style that is simply dazzling. This is a dramatic, thrilling wine from de Vogue, but it will test readers’ patience. Those who can find the Bonnes-Mares should forget about it for at least 15 years. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045. (AG) Inner quote mark (2/2012)
Jancis Robinson
Outer quote mark Opulent, almost sweet nose. Broad and rich and solid. Much less ethereal than its stablemates. A little sour and with a hint of coffee grounds on the finish. Very solid, growls almost. Their bit of the vineyard is the shallow red soil part nearest Chambolle. 17.5+/20 points. Inner quote mark (12/2011)
