An exceptionally fresh nose freely reveals its aromas of mostly floral-suffused red berries and a background touch of earth. The caressing yet solidly concentrated and powerful larger-bodied flavors possess excellent length on the moderately austere and somewhat grippy finale. I suspect that the grippiness will progressively subside as the tannins resolve but I doubt that this will ever be an elegant or refined Bonnes Mares.
90-93 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound (Apr 2024)