Meo Camuzet Vosne Romanee Les Chaumes 1er Cru 2013 750ml

Burghound.com, Jan 15, 2015
There is no reductive funk here with the discreetly spicy aromas of plum, cassis and sandalwood. The middle weight flavors possess a suave and velvety mouth feel and are blessed with good levels of dry extract that imparts a seductive texture to the sappy and balanced finale. Despite the seeming approachability of the mid-palate there is sufficient firmness to the structure to make clear that this will need the better part of a decade to arrive at its peak.

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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