FEATURES
🏰 【Domaine Bart's Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2023 hails from one of Burgundy's most prestigious Grand Cru vineyard sites, embodying a family heritage where precision and respect for terroir guide each brilliant vintage.】 The 2023 Burgundy vintage is highly anticipated, marked by a benign winter, a tumultuous spring, and warm, dry conditions that yielded ripe grapes. This young Pinot Noir displays a bright mid-purple hue with a generous yet precise nose of ripe red fruits, hints of pepper, and a beautiful tension on the palate. Expect seductive notes of dark cherries, blackberries, and violets, underpinned by delicate hints of earth, damp humus, and subtle spice from oak aging, leading to a silky-elegant, mineral-driven finish.
🍴 This powerful yet elegant Grand Cru pairs wonderfully with red meats or aged cheeses. Consider roasted squab with truffle reduction, wild boar loin with forest mushrooms, or mature Époisses or Comté cheese. It's also versatile enough for poultry, beef, fish, ham, lamb, and pork, especially with creamy sauces or spicy seasonings.
🥂 A Grand Cru with extraordinary structure, this wine masterfully combines finesse and profundity, offering considerable aging potential. It's an excellent choice for serious collectors and those looking to lay down a bottle for future enjoyment, with a drinking window expected from 2030-2038. Perfect for a celebratory dinner or a special occasion that calls for a truly age-worthy Burgundy.
BACKGROUND
Domaine Bart, located in Marsannay, currently owns 22 hectares of vineyards primarily centered around Marsannay. They produce 9 different single-vineyard Pinot Noir wines. Additionally, they have vineyards in Fixin, Santenay, as well as in the grand cru sites of Bonnes Mares and Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze. Since 1982, the estate has been managed by the fifth generation, Martin and Odile Bart. Martin oversees vineyard management, while Odile serves as the administrative director. Pierre, Martin's nephew, joined the family estate in 2009 and is responsible for cellar operations.