2005 Bourgogne Rouge
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Very dark. Undergrowth and much interest. Sweet and start and pretty stern on the palate towards the end. Mouthfilling for a mere Bourgogne. Masses of beef for the buck. GV (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2005 Bourgogne (from parcels in Nuits-St.-Georges, Vosne-Romanee, and Marsannay) sports a lovely black cherry, iodine and cherry pit nose, comes onto the palate generously juicy with undertones of game and fresh blood, and finishes with real grip, if a touch of extraneous woodiness. Between the effects of drought and of localized hail (in May, before it could effect quality) Jean-Nicolas Meo reported one of his smallest-ever harvests. His production, however, is being boosted these days by a range of negociant wines under the label “Meo-Camuzet Frere et Soeur” (marked “F&S” in the listing above). The top wines had been assembled in tank and sulfured in preparation for bottling, and were suffering a bit on account of this. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524. Also a Jean-Marie de Champs Selection (various importers), French fax 011 33 3 80 22 58 25.