2008 Domaine J-F Mugnier Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru

I loved the 2008 Domaine Mugnier Bonnes-Mares out of barrel and nothing about this wine post-bottling dissuades me from believing that this is one of the finest vintages of Mugnier Bonnes-Mares ever produced. The superb and very red fruity nose offers up a sappy mélange of cherries, strawberries, blood orange, vinesmoke, gamebirds, raw cocoa, lovely soil tones and just a touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, long and structured, with great intensity of flavor, ripe tannins, tangy acids and excellent length and grip on the peacock’s tail of a finish. Great juice.