Fougeray de Beauclair, Bonnes Mares 1997 OWC even young

even young

The Art Sine Qua Non book

and it was aged for 38 months in 62% new French oak (83% were large demi-muids) and 38% in used vessels of various ages and sizes (two to five years old)

for close to 18 months

Balanced and bright

Fougeray de Beauclair, Bonnes Mares 1997 OWC even young95 Points CellarTracker (Paley's Place, Portland, OR): Opened about 1. 5 hours before drinking, not decanted. Good, garnet red color with only a hint of bricking at the edge. Magnificent, elegant, complex nose of roses, tea, spice, cherries and a host of other perfumy aromas that seemed to flow from the glass. I couldn't keep my nose out of it. Quintessential mature pinot noir on the palate with flavors that echoed the aromas but were somewhat less