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  • Country ranking ?

    918
  • Producer ranking ?

    24
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Christophe makes the wine as naturally as possible, vines are hand-tended, the wine undergoes a controlled fermentation with maceration before and after, and the wines rest sur lie in barriques for as long as possible, usually 16 to 18 months. The long slow ageing enables these wines to be bottled without filtration. 15-25% new oak is used for the village appellations whilst 40-50% is used for the 1ers and Grand Crus. The result is intense, no...

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Vintage 1985

1985 Burgundy by Clive Coates MW / The 1985 vintage represents a turning point in the wine history of Burgundy. Before this date, on the whole, winegrowers made wine, merchants bought it, assembled several plots, if necessary, and sold it. Subsequently, more and more estates began to mature, bottle and market the wines themselves. In the meantime, many merchants had taken the opportunity to expand their own estates, so that, particularly at th...

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Written Notes

The 1985 Roumier Bonnes Mares was dirtier, but it was rich with great body and more stuffing than usual.  This was earthy, vitamin-y and iron-y without the irony and a good gaminess.  ‘Better balance,’‘truffles’ and ‘more precise’ came from the crowd (95).

  • 95p

Good vigorous colour. Rich, full, concentrated nose. Lots of wine here. Lots of depth. Full body. Very vigorous. Still very youthful. This is a profound, very classy wine with a splendid finish. Excellent.

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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

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