Meo-Camuzet Vosne Romanee 2021

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Meo-Camuzet
Label Name:
 
Vosne Romanee
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Vosne-Roman
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Pinot Noir
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
15-17°C

Awards/Ratings
Burghound 89-91 (notes praising spice, dark cherry, jasmine tea); Jasper Morris 89-91 (recommended drinking from ~2025); Wine Advocate / other critics in the high 80s–low 90s range for the 2021 village bottling

Tasting Note
Perfumed red and dark cherry, plum, spice and jasmine-tea notes with a mineral, slightly saline thread. Medium-bodied, silky texture, fine powdery tannins and a lively, persistent finish.

Food Pairing
Roast duck, duck confit, roast lamb, mushroom risotto, coq au vin (Western); Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed salmon, soy-mushroom soba (Asian).

Production Method
Hand-harvested, sorted, mostly destemmed; controlled-temperature fermentation with gentle pigeage; maceration ~2-3 weeks; élevage 12-18 months in French oak (substantial percentage new oak for villages); bottled by gravity, minimal/no filtration.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Méo-Camuzet is a historic Vosne-Romanée domaine (many parcels once farmed by Henri Jayer). Owned and run by the Méo family with careful, low-intervention viticulture and small-lot vinifications. Well-known for top Vosne crus and refined village wines.