Pousse d'Or, Bonnes Mares

Pousse d'Or, Bonnes Mares(from a . 17 ha parcel). A background application of toasty oak frames a pungent earthy and somber nose of beautifully well layered dark berry fruit, spice and wisps of smoke. The textured, intense and muscular big bodied flavors are shaped by ripe tannins that are well buffered by an abundance of plenty of dry extract before culminating in a balanced, intense and explosively long finish. This very powerful effort is most impressive. 94 2024+

crisp citrus fruit and toasted hazelnuts

It has a fresh bouquet with honeysuckle and yellow flower aromas

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

(this blend is mostly from En Carougeot with small amounts of Jouise plus the 1er portion of Belair and young vines Clos des Fontenys)

Once again

while the higher-yielding vintage seems to have provided drinkability and very pure flavors

Only once you get past those dehydrated

cassis and plenty of earth influence

pineapples

The 2011 Rouge is one of the more extroverted wines in this range

The palate is concentrated with a fine bead of acidity

stemmy nose with lovely vegetal notes and a fresh soy-sauce flavour