2012 Bourgogne Rouge
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The 2012 Bourgogne Rouge had just been racked into tank and another five barrels were due to be added to the final blend. It has a light, slightly rustic bouquet. The palate is better: quite solid with firm tannins, plenty of redcurrant and cranberry fruit with a slightly blunt finish. Hopefully this will just gain a little more flesh by the time of bottling. Domaine Meo-Camuzet boasts one of the most enviable portfolios in Vosne-Romanee, crowned by Richebourg Grand Cru and Cros Parantoux, the latter essentially grand cru in all but name thanks to the late Henri Jayer, who decided that vines might profit more from the land than a few veg. I have been following the wines for over a decade and visiting Jean-Nicolas Meo’s cellar just down the road from Bernard Gros. Together we tasted through both his negociant and domaine bottlings, partly from pre-prepared samples and others directly from barrel. He told me he had been surprised at the changes in pH post-malo-lactic fermentation, possibly due to a precipitation of potassium that had made the wines feel rounder. Certainly some of the cuvees did have a certain “sumptuousness” about them, but for the most part that tannins were present and correct, lending backbone to offset the occasionally intense fruit. Readers should note that I took a video of Jean-Nicolas discussing the vintage in his cellars, so please access this for further insight. Importer: Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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A discreet touch of wood sets off aromas of dark berries and plenty of earth. There is good energy to the detailed and punchy middle weight flavors that possess a moderately firm, long and rustic finish. Tasted: Jan 15, 2014. Drink: 2016+
The 2012 Bourgogne Rouge had just been racked into tank and another five barrels were due to be added to the final blend. It has a light, slightly rustic bouquet. The palate is better: quite solid with firm tannins, plenty of redcurrant and cranberry fruit with a slightly blunt finish. Hopefully this will just gain a little more flesh by the time of bottling. ||Domaine Meo-Camuzet boasts one of the most enviable portfolios in Vosne-Romanee, crowned by Richebourg Grand Cru and Cros Parantoux, the latter essentially grand cru in all but name thanks to the late Henri Jayer, who decided that vines might profit more from the land than a few veg. I have been following the wines for over a decade and visiting Jean-Nicolas Meo’s cellar just down the road from Bernard Gros. Together we tasted through both his negociant and domaine bottlings, partly from pre-prepared samples and others directly from barrel. He told me he had been surprised at the changes in pH post-malo-lactic fermentation, possibly due to a precipitation of potassium that had made the wines feel rounder. Certainly some of the cuvees did have a certain “sumptuousness” about them, but for the most part that tannins were present and correct, lending backbone to offset the occasionally intense fruit. Readers should note that I took a video of Jean-Nicolas discussing the vintage in his cellars, so please access this for further insight. eRobertParker.com.December, 2013