2005 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Frere et Soeur Chambolle-Musigny Feusselottes 1er Cru

A 2005 Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes smells of liqueur-like black raspberry and high-toned floral and distilled raspberry essences, then saturates the palate with sweet fruit and marrow. It possesses a lovely creaminess and a chocolate-like richness yet preserves a fresh fruit skin edge, finishing with abundant sensual appeal. This is very enticing for drinking in 2-4 years though it will probably still be excellent for a few years thereafter. Between the effects of drought and of localized hail (in May, before it could effect quality) Jean-Nicolas Meo reported one of his smallest-ever harvests. His production, however, is being boosted these days by a range of negociant wines under the label “Meo-Camuzet Frere et Soeur” (marked “F&S” in the listing above). The top wines had been assembled in tank and sulfured in preparation for bottling, and were suffering a bit on account of this. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524. Also a Jean-Marie de Champs Selection (various importers), French fax 011 33 3 80 22 58 25.