A slightly riper and terrifically layered nose of intensely earthy red berry fruit aromas that give way to rich round and delicious medium-bodied flavors that are certainly more powerful though by the typical standards of a terres rouges-based Bonnes Mares it's actually quite refined. Like the Amoureuses this is an extremely elegant version of the appellation yet should repay up to seven to eight years of cellar time though it will be drinkable well before that.

Fresh red raspberry and pungent herbs in the nose of Bertheau's 2008 Bonnes Mares lead to a sharply-bright tart-edged palate impression and a finish of palate-staining persistence that adds fruit pit and citrus oil piquancy; crushed stone; as well as an invigorating sense of salinity and of crunching down on the red raspberry seeds. This hasn't the refinement or allure of the corresponding Amoureuses but should hold up impressively for at least 6-8 years.