1995 Domaine Louis Jadot, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 1x750ml

Vinous 90+

Red-ruby color. Expressive nose offers notes of game, smoke, licorice and underbrush. Rich, layered and sweet in the mouth, but rather musclebound today. The tougher side of the ’95 vintage. But finishes firm and long, with harmonious tannins. Will need eight to ten years of bottle aging. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/03/1998]

Robert Parker 91-94

The spectacular Bonnes Mares jumps from the glass with aromas of blackberries, cherries, flowers and minerals. It is a massively concentrated, powerful, full-bodied wine packed with stones, wild cherries, red currants, and touches of iron, tar and chocolate for additional complexity. Highly structured and with an exceptionally long finish, it should be cellared for 7-9 years and will hold through 2012. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy in Washington, D.C. in April. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. Overall, 1995 is another in a string of successful vintages for Jadot. If there is one negociant house consumers can feel comfortable buying blindly, vintage to vintage, it is Jadot. Importer: Kobrand Corp., New York, NY; tel. (212) 490-9300 [Pierre Rovani, 06/01/1997]

Anticipated maturity: 2003-2012