Meo Camuzet, Vosne Romanee Brulees

Meo Camuzet, Vosne Romanee Brulees(from a . 70 ha parcel, most of which are 80+ year old vines). Here the expressive nose freely reveals its overtly exotic aromas of orange peel, jasmine tea, star anise, sandalwood and violet. The rich and impressively concentrated medium bodied flavors are also blessed with an abundance of tannin buffering dry extract while displaying outstanding length on the firm, serious and youthfully austere finish. This beautifully balanced if compact effort

humus and forest floor scented-nose

all wrapped in a complex

The 2005 offers an impressive saturated purple color

indeed almost mute nose that reflects notes of cool mineral reduction

Good dark red

The energetic and beautifully well-delineated barely mediumbodied flavors possess a beguiling mouthfeel

but rather an aptes erden an allusion to the Abtserde vineyard

Once again firm reduction dominates the underlying fruit

with perhaps just a touch more finesse here

(from young vines planted in 2002

cassis and plum

as elements of brettiness detract from the wine's overall balance