Meo Camuzet - Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Charmes 2020

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*Outstanding!* Allen Meadows, Burghound

"Very ripe yet appealingly fresh aromas of cassis, violet, poached plum and discreet wood lead to succulent and slightly bigger and richer flavors that possess fine mid-palate concentration while delivering excellent depth and persistence on the firm and balanced finish. This fine effort will need at least 5 years of keeping and a wine that should reward 10 to 12. "

Meo Camuzet Description

Méo-Camuzet is one of the most celebrated domaines of the Côte d’Or, located in the heart of prestigious Vosne-Romanée. The domaine boasts fourteen hectares of land in some of the most spectacular appellations and crus of Burgundy. The vineyard land in Burgundy is highly parceled out among families, which makes it rare for anyone to have enough vines to be able to bottle one grand cru, let alone the six that the Méos have. The early beginnings of the domaine left it in the hands of share-croppers. The last twenty years have brought substantial changes that have fostered a new chapter for the Méo family.

Inside Burgundy: 92-9 Points

92-94pts Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy: "Part of a new contract which also included a barrels worth of Fuées (not tasted). Darker purple with a lighter rim. Delicious perfume here, ripe but balanced, roses and peonies. Excellent density, this is an impressive debut, very Charmes like and works well. Tasted: December 2021."

A View from the Cellar: 92 Points

The new bottling of les Charmes from Jean-Nicolas Méo is also quite black fruity in profile, but shares that nice sense of early sappiness that is showing in the Feusselottes today. The aromatic constellation here offers up scents of black cherries, blackberries, dark chocolate, chalky soil tones, woodsmoke, pretty floral tones and a touch of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and plenty sappy at the core, with lovely transparency and grip, buried tannins and a long, vibrant and complex finish. A fine new addition to the lineup chez Méo! (Drink between 2032-2075) Nov/Dec 2021, Issue #96, The Ripe, Stylistically-Varied and Often, Very Fine 2020 Vintage In Burgundy 92+ points.

Burghound: 91-93 Points

Wine Advocate: 91-93 Points

Wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries and red berries mingled with rose petals and licorice, the 2020 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes (Méo-Camuzet Frère & Soeurs) is medium to full-bodied, velvety and concentrated, with an enveloping core of fleshy fruit that lends this cuvée a charming, giving profile. Jean-Nicolas Méo began his harvest on August 23, and he has produced another fine vintage at this Vosne-Romanée reference point. Méo has always done well in warm, sunny vintages (as a lovely bottle of his 2003 Nuits Lavières recently reminded me), and 2020 is no exception. Indeed, for a vintage that was generally somewhat primary and frequently tightly wound this winter, Méo's wines—habitually quite backward after 12 months' élevage—were remarkably put together and expressive. Mostly landing at around 13.5% alcohol, they're vibrant, concentrated and nicely balanced, showing considerable aging potential. (WK)

Vinous

The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru comes from a parcel just below the road. This has a lovely floral nose with much more exuberance and intensity than the Feusselottes. The palate is supple on the entry, fine grip and backbone, again, quite fleshy towards the finish with a touch of spice on the aftertaste. (NM)