2001 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru

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The young 2002s are more seductive than the 2001s," says Christophe Roumier. The year combines very good sugars, tannins and acidity to give a balanced taste.The wines may seem gentle and easy but they have a lot of dimension and hidden power, and they are balanced for the long term.They remind me of the '78s, and also of the '95s but with riper tannins." Sugar levels in 2002 were consistently in the 13% to 13.4% range, and the wines were not chaptalized, whereas in 2001 Roumier generally chaptalized between 0.5 and 1.0 degree. He went on to say that the 2001s are more concentrated in terms of extract, and that the tannins are the most important structural element of these wines, while in the 2002s the key is the acids, as the percentage ofthe more stable tartaric acidity was high.The 2001s show darker fruits and more spice character, he added, while the 2002s are characterized by red fruits.Roumier is not convinced that his 2001s will last as long as his 2002s.

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The ripeness here in 2001 really occurred at the last minute, with the sugars generally reaching 11%-11.5% and the ripest fruit coming in at 12.8%, reported Christophe Roumier. We had to live with a range of ripeness even within the bunches," he noted. The sorting, Roumier added, was to eliminate underripe rather than rotten grapes. The 2001 vintage will make firm wines with solid tannic structure and good aging potential, "a bit like those of 1993 but with more richness. The '01s show more red fruits than the '93s at the same stage but perhaps a bit less spice and flowers." Roumier, incidentally, considers his 2000s to be lighter than his 1997s. The awful weather in July of 2000 was responsible for the thinner skins of the vintage, and the less important tannic structure of the wines. On the other hand, the 2000s retained better acidity than the '97s, added Roumier.