Interesting flight of Roumier Bonnes Mares with a blind

2003 Roumier Bonnes Mares (blind)

This was poured after the following four bottles, but I put it here for the sake of chronological order. This was shocking. The nose was similar to the other similarly aged bonnes mares with some black cherry fruit and earth. The palate was precise, delicate and finely knit without any heat. The finish was clean and long. My first guess was 12 amoureuses. After we were told it was Roumier BM and not a duplicate there were some calls for 2010. Everyone was blown away at the reveal. Christophe really killed it in 03.

2006 Roumier Bonnes Mares

This was very friendly for a 06, with lovely open bouquet of black currants and forest floor. The palate had a touch more acidity and structure with more pretty fruits. The finish wasn’t the longest.

2007 Roumier Bonnes Mares

This was tremendous. I am a big fan of 07s for current drinking and this was the most open, friendly, and crushable wine at the dinner. Some red and black cherries and earth on the nose; with ripe, pure cherry fruit on the palate with a beautiful texture and nice acidity. The finish was ever changing and lovely.

2009 Roumier Bonnes Mares

This had much more structure than the other wines in this flight. It had a huge nose with some earth, forest floor and raspberries. The palate had tannins that weren’t quite integrated along with another big dollop of fruit and crisp acidity. The finish was nice but the wine felt like it never really opened up.

2011 Roumier Bonnes Mares

Lighter bodied, with pretty aromatics. More black cherry and earth on the nose. Most of these bonnes mares seemed to have pretty similar aromatics with the bigger differences on the palate and finish. Lighter on the palate too, without any green notes and a bit more acidity. Finish was a bit clipped.