Meo Camuzet - Corton Perrieres 2013

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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 14 hectares of land in some of the most spectacular appellations and crus of Burgundy. Founder Étienne Camuzet was not only a passionate vigneron, but a full-time politician, and spent most of his time in Paris, representing the Côte d'Or. By the time his daughter had inherited the estate, she found herself with no successors, so the estate was passed down to her closest relative, Jean Méo. Jean was also deeply involved in national politics-he served as a member of Charles DeGaulle's cabinet. Consequently, he, too, had to direct the domaine from afar. In the early 1980s, as many of the métayeurs were starting to retire, it became clear that the domaine needed a new direction. Jean's son, Jean-Nicolas had also spent most of his life in Paris, but had an enormous passion for winegrowing. By 1985, it was his turn to take the helm. In lieu of continuing to rent out their highly-pedigreed vineyards, 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. For three years, he mentored Jean-Nicolas during the transition and finally decided to retire in 1988. Jean-Nicolas has since directed the winemaking in the cellar and managed sales. He has put the vineyards in the capable hands of Christian Faurois, son of one of domaine's métayeurs, who has dedicated himself to these vineyards since 1973.

A View from the Cellar: 93 Points

Jean-Nicolas Méo is very passionate about the fine terroirs to be found on the hill of Corton, and sometimes I wish that the Prince de Merode estate had turned to him to farm and produce wines from their excellent holdings in Bressandes, Renardes and Clos du Roi. In any case, the 2013 Corton “Perrières” was raised in sixty-five percent new wood this year and offers up a superb, youthful and utterly classic bouquet of cherries, blood orange, mustard seed, stony minerality, venison, coffee and cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very soil-driven in personality, with a rock solid core, fine-grained tannins and a very, very long, perfectly balanced and tangy finish. Classic Corton in the making! (Drink between 2023-2075)