Domaine Méo-Camuzet - Grand Cru Corton "Les Perrières" 2022 (750ml)
Price: $449.99
| Producer | Domaine Méo-Camuzet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 200705 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Méo-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 métayeurs, or share-croppers. The last twenty years have brought substantial changes that have fostered a new chapter for the Méo family.
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. In order to keep his land in use, he offered it to capable share-croppers to farm. 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 De Gaulle’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. 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, 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.
From a tiny 0.68 ha parcel with vines planted in 1953, 1954
Burghound: 91-93 Points
Very ripe aromas are comprised by notes of cassis, black cherry liqueur and whiffs of wood and the sauvage. The sleek, vibrant and delicious middleweight flavors brim with both dry extract and an appealing bead of minerality on the youthfully austere, firm and powerful finish. This is clearly built-to-age and a wine that's going to need at least some patience.
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