Darren Harris
There is only one maker of Bonnes-Mares from the Morey side and that is Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair. They farm 1.20 hectares of the old Clair-Dau vineyard and bottle the wine without any Chambolle fruit. (The other 0.32 hectares is blended with Chambolle Grapes in Bruno Clair's Bonnes-Mares). Needless to say that makes for an interesting and rare wine that few serious drinkers have had the pleasure to taste.
Very aromatic nose - red and black fruits, crushed minerals, violets, spices and a hint of earth. This has excellent volume with serious concentration and silky sweet 2016 fruit. The wine is powerful but not heavy - the tannins well coated and refined. More elegant than most Bonnes-Mares yet still with the drive and richness one expects from this Grand Cru. One for the cellar.
Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair
