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Meo Camuzet, Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Brulees 2013
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright, dark red-ruby. Reduced aromas of cherry, raspberry and flinty minerality. Utterly suave and weightless in the mouth, conveying outstanding lift and punch to the flavors of red cherry, raspberry and flowers. Ripe tannins spread out to saturate the entire palate. There's a peppery element here that I did not find in the 2014, and it energizes the mid-palate while giving added grip to the long, vibrant finish. Still very closed, this wine may well merit an even higher score a decade down the road.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright, dark red. Expressive, ripe aromas of raspberry, pomegranate, crème brûlée and minerals; this smells like a dessert. Creamy in the middle but with a refreshing edge of acidity and attractive violet lift. A bit youthfully disjointed today, this wine will need significant aging to harmonize its acids and tannins. But holds out terrific potential.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2013 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru les Brûlées has what you might describe as a “steadfast” bouquet, perhaps just a little conservative and constrained at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip in the mouth, red cherries, strawberry pastilles and a pinch of spice lending the finish personality and length. It will probably demand 4-5 years in bottle before it starts to reach its drinking plateau, but it will be worth the wait.
About the Producer
Founded in the early 20th Century by Etie, Méo-Camuzet is one of the figureheads of Vosne-Romanée as well as an old family of the village. Back in 1920, founder Etienne Camuzet acquired 3 hectares of the house's flagship Clos Vougeot as well as the Château itself before donating it to the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. After WWII, the estate came to the management of Jean Méo who had agreements with vintners managing the vineyards and making the wines, the most famous of which was Henri Jayer. In 1983, the estate started to bottle some of its fruits under its own label and the sharecropping agreements eventually came to an end in 1988 when Jean-Nicolas Méo took over the management of the 17.2-hectare property. The meticulous work in the vineyard involves bud pruning in spring, careful trellising to ensure an optimal leaf exposure to sunlight as well as aeration of the bunches and green harvest may be performed if necessary. After harvest bunches are de-stemmed before a 3-5 days cold maceration prior to fermentation. The wines are then matured in oak barrels for 15 to 18 months before bottling. The winemaking aims at preserving the fruit purity to craft smoothly grained, profound wines with complex aromatics and silky textures. In order to ensure the quality acquired in the vineyard and revealed in the cellar is bottled unspoilt, the wines are not filtered. Jean-Nicolas Méo is also involved in a négociant activity which sources and vinifies grapes from vineyards managed by the estate before bottling them under the "Frère & Soeur" label. The attention to detail in the vineyards and the winery is the same as for the estate and allows the family to produce a wider range of appellation in lesser-known Côte de Nuits villages such as Marsannay or Fixin offering a great entry point to the wines of the domaine. Since 2011, this superb portfolio now comprises the first ever Grand Cru white produced by Méo-Camuzet: a Corton-Charlemagne.
