Domaine Méo-Camuzet, Vosne - Romanée, Les Chaumes 2015

90-92 / 100 Robert Parker
The 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes has a fragrant bouquet with hints of salted licorice filtering through the rather broody dark cherry and raspberry fruit. This needed some coaxing from the glass and felt a little introspective. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin on the entry, moderate depth, plenty of fresh red berry fruit, but I would be seeking a little more mineralité and terroir expression on the finish. Otherwise this should drink well for 10-12 years. At Domaine Méo-Camuzet I tasted through the entire range of whites, both domaine and négoçiant, though limited myself to just a couple of their whites due to time constraints. Theirs is a large portfolio nowadays. "We did not really see hydric stress," proprietor Jean-Nicolas Méo told me. "What we saw was a resistance to sugar accumulation and then all of a sudden, they shot up. I think that this was due to the weather and the sunny days. The tricky thing was that in terms of ripeness it went almost overnight from underripe to overripe, and so we ended up harvesting earlier than expected. In the end there were two phases of picking (at least after the Meursault that was picked on 31 August). The first was 2 to 5 September and the second 8 to 12 September, after which there was 80mm of rain. There were high levels of tartaric acid, but low levels of malic, though it was rounded a little by the malolactic fermentation, which lasted until August and September. Alcohol levels are around 13.5° with nothing in excess of 14°. Usually I don't show any barrel sample before malolactic but they were hard to resist, so gratifying and easygoing. Even the big wines were accessible. We will just rack them before bottling." It was a good line-up of wines here, including some fine examples within their négoçiant range, where my pick would be the Fixin Clos du Chapître. It seems obvious and oh-so predictable, but there is no question that the Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux is astonishingly fine, eclipsing the more reserved and almost obstreperous Richebourg at the moment—though of course Richebourg is a wine only a fool underestimates. What caught my eye (or taste buds) was the quality of Cortons coming through in 2015, in particular their Corton La Vigne Au Saint that evinces how far the top reds from this famous hill have upped their game in recent years, including those here at Méo-Camuzet. No more bucolic, broad-shouldered Cortons made of girders and grit: now more finesse and terroir expression, certainly more approachability and attendant drinkability. Perhaps in some instances I was seeking that extra "je ne sais quoi" that would elevate the domaine's 2015s up towards the very best in the appellation. That may develop with time in bottle. Several of these wines might miss a little substance towards the finish, but they will definitely fill out with the racking that is due. For now, there are plenty of rich pickings here.
228, The Wine Advocate

17.5 / 20 Jancis Robinson
Pure pleasure on the nose. Masses of ripe fruit. Lots of polish. Fruit trumps tannin in no uncertain manner. Long and dramatic.
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90-93 / 100 Allen Meadow
A discreet and ultra-fresh nose combines notes of various dark berries, violet, lavender, spice and sandalwood nuances. Once again there is a suave mouth feel to the rich, generous and seductively textured medium-bodied flavors that possess notably better depth on the lingering finale. This has the potential to be outstanding, indeed more so than I am used to seeing from this consistently good but rarely great terroir. Note that this should drink reasonably well early on if desired.
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