Bonnes Mares				1985	L. Jadot

11/95. Acquired from Beaune Sep-93 for $67 (imported for $80 net).
Again my favorite (B), tonight with fillet steak marinated in balsamic and olive oil. This wine, from Jadot's acquisition of the old Clair-Dau estate, is from the 'tougher' part of Bonnes-Mares in Morey-St. Denis, and not from Chambolle-Musigny where most of the vineyard lies.
COLOR: Very dark full red color almost all the way to the rim. Then a drastic paling.
NOSE: Very forward and pronounced fresh red fruit, engulfed by the most delicate 'Bourgogne Nose'. Some maturity on the nose, but no signs of the 'sweet' bouquet associated with old (B).
TASTE: Fruit is carried on to the palate. Very youthful and vigorous attack that may confuse one to believe this is a young wine. Smooth and velvety elements together with some rough edges that still need time to round. A delicious wine that extraordinarily complemented the food.
LENGTH: Extremely long but monotonous aftertaste.
TEXTURE & BALANCE: Full bodied and extremely well-balanced wine. Not a teenage anymore but far from being fully mature. Tannins still abound, fruit, wood, alcohol and acidity - all in abundance. The elements are very distinguishable, another sign that this wine have not yet reached the 'harmonized' state where you can't tell one thing from the other.
OVERALL: A superb+ wine, that will no doubt will become extraordinary in a few years. The bottle I had ten months ago seemed, at the time, more mature and developed. I doubt this is really the case, but that is what I conclude from reading my old TN.
MARK: 18+/20.aaaaaaaaBUY MORE? Yes.

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