From a site that sits very close to the village border with Morey-St-Denis, this is always an impressive expression of Bonnes-Mares. Made with 100% whole bunches and 40% new wood, it has a lovely combination of texture, aroma, spice and fine-grained tannins. Supple and quite forward, it's a faithful expression of the vintage. Read more at https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/burgundy/domaine-de-la-vougeraie-bonnes-mares-grand-cru-2017-25868#D1uIMWYtg4lx7yLi.99

The 2017 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has a generous bouquet, the discreet stem addition lending an attractive leafiness that complements the brambly red fruit. More undergrowth scents emerge with time. The palate is silky-smooth on the entry, very plush but controlled, and despite the opulence, terroir floods through this Bonnes-Mares, which fans out wonderfully on the finish. This is an impressive showing and one of the best from the domaine this vintage. A long-term prospect. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting. -- Neal Martin

(92-94) A beautifully layered nose offers up notes of liqueur-like red and dark cherry, warm earth and a variety of floral elements. The exceptionally rich and generously proportioned big-bodied flavors flash good power and solid mid-palate density, all wrapped in a youthfully austere, long and complex finish that is also clearly structured for mid to longer-term cellaring.