Domaine Bouchard Pere & Fils - Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru - 2012

From a .24 ha mix of terres rouges and terres blanches but with a bit more of the former. Copious wood influence all but drowns out the menthol and plum liqueur aromas. This is a big wine with exceptional richness, concentration and muscle where superb mid-palate density helps to persuade that the wood has a reasonably good chance of being successfully integrated over time. This isn't quite as complex as the Clos de Vougeot but it is every bit as long. My range offers the benefit of the doubt that the wood will not be an issue as this ages. 92-94 Points Allen Meadows, Burghound