Drouhin/Joseph Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2005

94-98 points Fine Wine Review: "The Bonnes-Mares is no shabby wine, though. The deep, pure slightly spiced red currant and blackberry fruit are very typical and there is great potential here. (Issue #114; 2006)"

96 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A spicy, ripe and pure nose of floral red pinot fruit and rose petals possesses nuances of menthol, earth and a slight whiff of the sauvage that can also be found on the rich, serious and powerful big-bodied flavors that are sleekly muscled and very firmly structured yet they remain balanced, cool and harmonious on the monumentally long finish. This seems less structured than it really is as the abundant sap renders them less prominent if not invisible. While 15 to 20 years should see this at its apogee, this will still be alive and well at 50 years of age. Drink: 2020+. (Apr 2007)"

94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2005 Bonnes-Mares from Drouhin is the most obviously ripe and opulent red in the cellar that I tasted on this visit. The bouquet is quite open and flashy for a young Bonnes-Mares, as it soars from the glass in a complex blaze of plums, black cherries, dusty rose, game, chocolate, cocoa powder, earth, violets and just a touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, plush and voluptuous, with fine mid-palate depth, and stunning length and grip on the magnificent long finish. The tannins here are substantial, but all velvet, and the bright acids nicely lift the layers and layers of fruit and soil. (Nov/Dec 2006)"