Meo Camuzet Vosne Romanee Aux Brulees 1er Cru 2010 750ml

Burghound.com, Jul 29, 2017
A restrained but gorgeously spicy nose presents notes of violet, black pinot fruit, Asian-style tea and lovely cinnamon whiffs. There is fine mid-palate concentration to the sleekly muscular middle weight flavors that brim with a fine minerality that carries over to the sneaky long, markedly firm and impeccably well-balanced finish. This is somewhat more elegant than usual as the tannins are quite refined and overall, this is clearly very much still on the way up and while it could be enjoyed now, I would be inclined to hold it for another 7 to 10 years first. In a word, brilliant!

Méo-Camuzet is one of the most celebrated domaines of the Côte d’Or, located in the heart of prestigious Vosne-Romanée. The early beginnings of the domaine left it in the hands of métayeurs, or share-croppers.
Founder Étienne Camuzet was not only a passionate vigneron, but representing the Côte d’Or. His daughter had inherited the estate, she found herself with no successors, so the estate was passed down to her closest relative, Jean Méo. In the early 1980s, as many of the métayeurs were starting to retire, it became clear that the domaine needed a new direction. By 1985, it was Jean's son turn to take the helm. He made the bold decision to slowly start reclaiming the land for the domaine’s own bottlings. He called upon the resident expert, one of Burgundy’s greatest winemakers of all time, Henri Jayer, for guidance. Henri had spent over forty years farming parcels from Méo-Camuzet under his own label, while enjoying celebrity status in the Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant portfolio. For three years, he mentored Jean-Nicolas during the transition and finally decided to retire in 1988. Though Jayer passed away in 2006, his legacy endures to this day.

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