Bouchard Père & Fils Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru 2012

Copious wood influence all but drowns out the menthol and plum liqueur aromas. This is a big wine with exceptional richness, concentration and muscle where superb mid-palate density helps to persuade that the wood has a reasonably good chance of being successfully integrated over time. This isn’t quite as complex as the Clos de Vougeot but it is every bit as long. My range offers the benefit of the doubt that the wood will not be an issue as this ages. Drink: 2027+. Score – 92-94. (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, April 15, 2014)