96 points,

Burghound, January 2013

An overtly cool and restrained yet, somewhat curiously, an even spicier nose reveals notes of violet, black berry and cassis along with earth and stone hints. The dense, powerful, concentrated and muscular flavors possess an almost pungent minerality that adds lift to the extremely firm but not hard finish that possesses explosive length. This is breathtakingly good and somewhat like the Bussières, it's even finer than usual. A great Roumier Bonnes Mares.

Jancis Robinson, December 2011

Very solid, almost animal. Great weight and solidity. This one has its feet firmly on the ground. Savoury finish. The driest of the range on the end. Solid, and a tiny bit of a carthorse. 18/20

95 -97 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, February 2012

The 2010 Bonnes-Mares is explosive and totally exciting. A big, broad- shouldered frame supports a core of black fruit, mint, flowers and licorice in this powerful, massively structured wine. Here, too, it is the wine's energy and focus that truly stand out most. The finish turns weightless and totally sublime. As usual, I tasted the Bonnes-Mares from its two main components, and then in the blend, and it was the blend that was most convincing of the three wines. The 2010 Bonnes-Mares is a wine built for a long rest in the cellar before it begins to approach the early part of what promises to be a long drinking window. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2050. -Antonio Galloni

94 -97 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, February 2012

Good full red. Wild, slightly reduced nose offers musky raspberry, peony, mocha and white pepper. Silky on entry, then less sweet and obvious in the middle than the Amoureuses. Reserved and palate-clenching today but broadens out impressively on the back half and finishes very long, with serious ripe tannins. Today the stem element is much more apparent in this wine's structure than it is in the Amoureuses, but the underlying flavors of red fruits, flowers, minerals and earth already hint at the complexity to come. This potentially great Bonnes-Mares should age very slowly and go on for decades.

95 points,

Wine Spectator, June 2013

Alluring aromas and flavors of sweet black cherry, raspberry, sandalwood and spice are wrapped in the dense structure of this powerful red. The tannins shut down the finish for now, but this remains long and balanced overall. Best from 2018 through 2040. — B.S.

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