2018 Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Aux Brûlées Méo-Camuzet

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Aux Brûlées, Méo-Camuzet

The 2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées is brilliant, unfurling in the glass with an exquisite bouquet of sweet red berries, cherries, orange rind, smoked duck and exotic spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, concentrated and enveloping wine framed by velvety tannins and succulent acids, concluding with a long and youthfully chalky finish. From a parcel planted in the 1930s, I often think that Aux Brûlées is Méo's finest wine; and while I'd give the Cros Parantoux the edge this year, it is a superb effort. - William Kelley, Jan. 2020

Allen Meadows' Burghound - 2018 Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Aux Brûlées, Méo-Camuzet

An exuberantly spicy mélange features notes of poached plum, spiced Asian pekoe tea, cassis and lovely violet and lilac nuances. The palate impression is rich to the point of opulence with a positively gorgeous texture that carries over to the palate drenching though decidedly firm and mineral-inflected finish that goes on and on. There are hints of wood and warmth but neither are enough to materially detract from just how good this is. - Allen Meadows, Jan. 2020