Méo-Camuzet Richebourg Grand Cru 2017

Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
WS 97
JG 96
DE 96
V 94-96
AM 93-96
WA 93-95
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97 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "A taut, defined version, featuring cherry, raspberry, sandalwood, vanilla and green olive aromas and flavors. This is compact and dense, with a lingering aftertaste of sandalwood and oak spice. The complexity and length indicate future potential. Best from 2022 through 2036. 12 cases imported. (12/31/20)"

96 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Méo-Camuzet Richebourg is a superb bottle in the making. The bouquet is pure, refined and impressively complex out of the blocks, delivering a mix of plums, red and black cherries, Vosne spice tones, chocolate, a lovely base of soil, a hint of mustard seed and cedary new oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and utterly refined in personality, with a sappy core, lovely soil signature, fine-grained tannins and a very, very long, tangy and complex finish. Great juice. 2028-2080. (Nov/Dec 2018)"

96 points Tim Atkin, MW (Decanter): "The combined area of Méo-Camuzet's two parcels of Richebourg add up to a more than serviceable 0.35ha. Entirely aged in new wood, this is a rich, powerful and ambitious wine that needs time to integrate. The tannins are softer than they were in 2016, but this still has plenty of backbone as well as supporting freshness and minerality. The result is the richest and most powerful wine at the domaine in 2017. 2025-2035. (Oct 2018)"

94-96 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "It is always a pleasure to meet up with Jean-Nicolas Méo. This year I was smitten by two bottles of his Richebourg, the 1986 and 1991, the former made by Henri Jayer and the latter by Méo himself. So I was eager to return to the domaine. and see what the latest vintage has to offer. Anything in the league of those two wines? 'We have cuvées with a little reduction at the moment,' Méo advised down in his cellar. 'We have not racked the wines. We adjusted the SO2 last week and that changes the wine slightly, making it tighter but often more precise. It was a good growing season, quite uneventful. There was a fear of frost at the end of April, but otherwise it was fine. Fruit set was good. Flowering was rapid and took place over a week, ensuring a sound and healthy crop. We had a little rain in July that caused some concern, but there was no rot, and the rain in August came too late to cause damage. We started the harvest on September 6 and finished around September 13. It was a big harvest, but quick. The weather forecast was not good. We stopped for one day when we thought there would be a big day of rain, but only 2–3mm fell instead of the 20mm predicted. The wines are around 12.5° to 13.0° after a small chaptalisation. It is a vintage that is a bit lighter than 2015 and 2016 but has acquired some density during the last summer. That also happened with 2016. The change caused by the malolactic fermentation was more noticeable in 2017 since the malic acid was lower in 2015 and 2016. We are also now using less SO2 before bottling.' I was impressed by the 2017s at Méo-Camuzet and I find many of these wines equal to their 2015 and 2016 counterparts. There is great purity here, a palpable sense of terroir expression, and I agree that these wines seem to have gained density during their barrel maturation, prompting the question of how they will perform once in bottle. I particularly admire the Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées, which has the audacity to surpass the Cros Parantoux. Here one finds another very fine Clos de Vougeot, whilst the Corton Clos-Rognet, an intriguing wine with a slightly gamy finish, should not be ignored. (Jan 2019)"

'Don't miss!'/93-96 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .37 ha parcel in Les Véroilles of 60+ year old vines save for a very tiny parcel in Richebourg proper). This too is firmly reduced though the supporting wood is less visible. There is impressive intensity to the equally sleek big-bodied flavors that possess a gorgeous mouthfeel thanks once again to the plentiful sappy dry extract that coats the mouth on the hugely long and impeccably well-balanced finale. Like the Cros, this very stylish and classy effort will also need to develop better depth though the underlying material is present for that to occur. Drink: 2035+. (Jan 2019)"

93-95 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2017 Richebourg Grand Cru is also showing very well, bursting with aromas of plummy fruit, sweet spices, grilled squab, orange rind, dark chocolate and rose petals. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and layered, with an expansive attack, good depth at the core and fine-boned structuring tannins, concluding with a long, fragrant finish. It will be exciting to revisit from bottle. (Jan 2019)"
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97 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "A taut, defined version, featuring cherry, raspberry, sandalwood, vanilla and green olive aromas and flavors. This is compact and dense, with a lingering aftertaste of sandalwood and oak spice. The complexity and length indicate future potential. Best from 2022 through 2036. 12 cases imported. (12/31/20)"

96 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Méo-Camuzet Richebourg is a superb bottle in the making. The bouquet is pure, refined and impressively complex out of the blocks, delivering a mix of plums, red and black cherries, Vosne spice tones, chocolate, a lovely base of soil, a hint of mustard seed and cedary new oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and utterly refined in personality, with a sappy core, lovely soil signature, fine-grained tannins and a very, very long, tangy and complex finish. Great juice. 2028-2080. (Nov/Dec 2018)"

96 points Tim Atkin, MW (Decanter): "The combined area of Méo-Camuzet's two parcels of Richebourg add up to a more than serviceable 0.35ha. Entirely aged in new wood, this is a rich, powerful and ambitious wine that needs time to integrate. The tannins are softer than they were in 2016, but this still has plenty of backbone as well as supporting freshness and minerality. The result is the richest and most powerful wine at the domaine in 2017. 2025-2035. (Oct 2018)"

94-96 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "It is always a pleasure to meet up with Jean-Nicolas Méo. This year I was smitten by two bottles of his Richebourg, the 1986 and 1991, the former made by Henri Jayer and the latter by Méo himself. So I was eager to return to the domaine. and see what the latest vintage has to offer. Anything in the league of those two wines? 'We have cuvées with a little reduction at the moment,' Méo advised down in his cellar. 'We have not racked the wines. We adjusted the SO2 last week and that changes the wine slightly, making it tighter but often more precise. It was a good growing season, quite uneventful. There was a fear of frost at the end of April, but otherwise it was fine. Fruit set was good. Flowering was rapid and took place over a week, ensuring a sound and healthy crop. We had a little rain in July that caused some concern, but there was no rot, and the rain in August came too late to cause damage. We started the harvest on September 6 and finished around September 13. It was a big harvest, but quick. The weather forecast was not good. We stopped for one day when we thought there would be a big day of rain, but only 2–3mm fell instead of the 20mm predicted. The wines are around 12.5° to 13.0° after a small chaptalisation. It is a vintage that is a bit lighter than 2015 and 2016 but has acquired some density during the last summer. That also happened with 2016. The change caused by the malolactic fermentation was more noticeable in 2017 since the malic acid was lower in 2015 and 2016. We are also now using less SO2 before bottling.' I was impressed by the 2017s at Méo-Camuzet and I find many of these wines equal to their 2015 and 2016 counterparts. There is great purity here, a palpable sense of terroir expression, and I agree that these wines seem to have gained density during their barrel maturation, prompting the question of how they will perform once in bottle. I particularly admire the Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées, which has the audacity to surpass the Cros Parantoux. Here one finds another very fine Clos de Vougeot, whilst the Corton Clos-Rognet, an intriguing wine with a slightly gamy finish, should not be ignored. (Jan 2019)"

'Don't miss!'/93-96 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .37 ha parcel in Les Véroilles of 60+ year old vines save for a very tiny parcel in Richebourg proper). This too is firmly reduced though the supporting wood is less visible. There is impressive intensity to the equally sleek big-bodied flavors that possess a gorgeous mouthfeel thanks once again to the plentiful sappy dry extract that coats the mouth on the hugely long and impeccably well-balanced finale. Like the Cros, this very stylish and classy effort will also need to develop better depth though the underlying material is present for that to occur. Drink: 2035+. (Jan 2019)"

93-95 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2017 Richebourg Grand Cru is also showing very well, bursting with aromas of plummy fruit, sweet spices, grilled squab, orange rind, dark chocolate and rose petals. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and layered, with an expansive attack, good depth at the core and fine-boned structuring tannins, concluding with a long, fragrant finish. It will be exciting to revisit from bottle. (Jan 2019)"
Product SKU 343050
Producer Méo-Camuzet
Country France
Region Burgundy
SubRegion Côte de Nuits
Appellation Vosne-Romanée
Varietal Pinot Noir
Designation Grand Cru
Vintage 2017
Size 750ml
Color Red
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