2021 Bonnes-Mares, Comte Georges de Vogue

~ (94) Neal Martin, Vinous 11-1-2022

Aromas of sweet berries, cherries, vine smoke, petals and forest floor preface the 2021 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru, a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy palate that's quite muscular and layered in the context of the vintage, with powdery tannins, lively acids and a saline finish. ~ (93) William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 1-31-2023

Plenty of red fruit character here, plus notes of wet earth, blood orange and violets. Excellent concentration for 2022 with beautifully integrated fine tannins, the fresh acidity helping to drive the long, delicately earthy finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2025. ~ (96) James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 7-20-2023

This was initially somewhat reduced and required several minutes of aeration to reveal more deeply pitched and more floral-suffused aromas of mostly blue berries, anise and a subtle touch of earth. I very much like the seductive mid-palate texture of the vibrant medium weight flavors that display excellent depth and persistence on the youthfully austere bitter pit fruit-inflected finish. In the same fashion as the 2022 version, this is perhaps on the lighter side in the context of what is typical for Bonnes Mares, but it possesses excellent flavor authority and fine length. ~ (93) Allen Meadows, Burghound 1-10-2024