Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2013

Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2013This is quite floral with plenty of earth and assorted spice elements adding interest to the very fresh mix of green tea and red and dark berry fruit scents. There is outstanding power and concentration to the broad shouldered flavors that possess a robust mouth feel and ample minerality, all wrapped in a moderately austere and hugely long finish.

with peppery

jammy blackberries and cassis

but by no means is it as impressive as the other three efforts from Ann Colgin and her husband

balanced and

delicious and very complex mouth coating flavors of superb depth and length

A wonderfully fresh

A ripe but cool and highly complex nose of moderately wooded aromas of violets

in 2005 this is as big and powerful as the Bonnes Mares yet finer with superbly deep and energetic full-bodied flavors that are sleekly muscled

The aromas and flavors are incredibly vivid in this textured

Here the wood and menthol influences are a good deal less subtle and while they don't dominate the even spicier and slightly riper liqueur-like cassis

inky/plum/garnet/purple color offers up scents of beef blood

This isn't quite as floral as the Amoureuses but it's even spicier with its purple fruit