Vosne Romanee Aux Brulees 2023 Meo Camuzet

Tasting Note Vosne Romanee Aux Brulees 2023

First, aromas of red cherries and wild raspberries emerge, followed by an almost dusty nuance with a stony quality derived from the shallow soil. Underlying it all is a hint of violet. On the palate, this Pinot Noir is silky smooth rather than muscular, with delicate tannins and a flavorful mineral finish that lingers longer than one might expect from its mid-palate character. Its structure suggests it will gain even more depth with bottle aging.

Grape Varieties

Since the Vosne-Romanée appellation is planted exclusively with Pinot Noir, Aux Brûlées embodies its characteristics perfectly: red fruit, the freshness of floral aromas, low tannins, and a variety that reflects the soil's characteristics more faithfully than almost any other grape.

Cellaring Potential

It is best enjoyed between 2027 and 2049. Delicate tannins and firm acidity provide the wine with balance. For young wines, decant for about an hour; as the wine ages, reduce the decanting time, and serve at 16-18°C.

About Meo Camuzet

For decades Domaine Méo-Camuzet owned some of Burgundy's best land without making the wine from it. Étienne Camuzet, mayor of Vosne-Romanée and a deputy for the Côte-d'Or, was too busy with politics, so he leased his vines out to four farmers, one of them Henri Jayer. That arrangement ran on until 2008, when the last tenants retired and Jean-Nicolas Méo finally had every plot in his own hands. He had come back to Vosne-Romanée in 1989, taught by Jayer and by Christian Faurois, son of one of the estate's historic tenants. Fourteen hectares, six Grand Crus (Richebourg among them), ten Premier Crus across four communes, village wines and three Chardonnays. Every plot is vinified and bottled separately. Organic practices without certification, horses on the difficult slopes, around seventeen months in French oak on average, then gravity bottling, unfiltered.

Christian Faurois retired in 2018 after decades running the vines, replaced by Damien Hudelot.

Méo-Camuzet Frère et Sœurs, the négoce arm was set up in the early 2000s with the same family shareholding and is commercially of importance.

Terroir & Climate

Aux Brûlées is located at the foot of the slope directly below Richebourg and faces east. Its most distinctive feature is the shallowness of the soil; when plowing, one often encounters large stones or scrapes against bare rock. The vines struggle to thrive, resulting in small berries with intense concentration. Additionally, this vineyard is situated at the mouth of a combe (side valley), allowing cooler air to flow in. Within the Côte de Nuits, this contributes to a framework of freshness and minerality.

Winemaking

This vineyard is one of the areas that requires almost no intervention at the winery. The grapes undergo cold maceration at approximately 15°C, followed by natural fermentation and minimal sulfur addition. After aging for about 17 months in oak barrels sourced from the Bertranges and Tronçais forests, it is bottled unfiltered using gravity.

Food Pairing

Thanks to its soft tannins, this red wine does not require rich foods to balance its flavor; therefore, opt for dishes with earthy notes rather than heavy flavors.
While it pairs well with boeuf bourguignon, game dishes really bring out the best in this wine.

• Roast: Pigeon dishes, with pink-centered meat
• Veal: Veal sweetbreads with porcini sauce
• Sautéed: Chanterelle mushrooms on toast; the mushrooms bring out the wine's savory notes
• Époisses: Burgundian washed-rind cheese