Notify me
2017 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru “Près le Cellier”
Domaine Méo-CamuzetThe Clos de Vougeot was farmed by monks for nearly a thousand years before more earthly beings began to take over. We now have ample historical evidence to be one hundred percent certain that this site is capable of making some of the world’s finest and longest-lived Pinot Noir. It is also one of the few grands crus (like Corton) large enough to have multiple lieux-dits within it. Jean-Nicolas Méo owns vines in the lieux-dits of Grand Mapertuis and Près le Cellier (two very good ones). The 2017 vintage was the first time since 2009, however, that he bottled the lieux-dits separately because they finally had enough wine to do so!
His Vougeot is marked by richness, concentration, velvety structure, broad aromatics, length, and power. It is a complete wine.
—Dixon Brooke
This item is not eligible for discounts |
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Pinot Noir |
Appellation: | Clos de Vougeot |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy |
Producer: | Domaine Méo-Camuzet |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
Farming: | Organic (practicing) |
Alcohol: | 13.5% |
More from this Producer or Region
2020 Givry Rouge 1er Cru “Clos du Cras Long”
France | Burgundy
Power and finesse, silken fruit and muscular tannin, and a noticeable, stony, goût de terroir.
2022 Bourgogne Pinot Beurot “Les Grands Poisots”
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
Pinot Beurot is the Burgundian name for their local strand of Pinot Gris. It is unique and delicious and showcases an interesting bit of Burgundy’s history.
2020 Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
Old-vine Pinot Noir blended from several sites across Gevrey-Chambertin provides a textbook rendition of this village.
2022 Juliénas
France | Burgundy
With loads of fresh Gamay fruit, it flows over the palate with a juicy buoyancy that simply makes it hard to resist.
Ratafia de Bourgogne
France | Burgundy
The perfect addition to your holiday season: decadent and lush, full of dense autumnal fruit and Burgundian finesse.
2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Les Cherbaudes”
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
With vibrant fruit and a silky finish, it’s sure to age gracefully while gaining vintage soul in the years to come.
2020 Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru “La Genelotte”
France | Burgundy
De Chérisey produces classic Chardonnay that seems as if from a different time. White Burgundy like this doesn’t come around very often.
2021 Bourgogne Chardonnay
France | Burgundy
Entry-level access to one of the masters of the Côte de Beaune.
2021 Saint-Aubin Rouge “Les Eduens”
France | Burgundy
Even though the majority of Saint-Aubin is planted to Chardonnay, reds like Domaine Larue’s Les Eduens prove that the terroir here is also beautifully suited to Pinot Noir.
About The Producer
Domaine Méo-Camuzet
Méo-Camuzet is one of the most celebrated domaines of the Côte d’Or, located in the heart of prestigious Vosne-Romanée. The domaine boasts fourteen hectares of land in some of the most spectacular appellations and crus of Burgundy. Méo-Camuzet bottles four astounding grands crus, ten premier crus, several village wines, one Bourgogne Rouge, and only one white. Vigneron Jean-Nicolas Méo aims for balance and purity of fruit, which he accomplishes with terrific success. Though delicate and fine, even in their youth, the paradoxical concentration and intensity of these wines make them ideal for long cellar aging.
About The Region
Burgundy
In eastern central France, Burgundy is nestled between the wine regions of Champagne to the north, the Jura to the east, the Loire to the west, and the Rhône to the south. This is the terroir par excellence for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The southeast-facing hillside between Dijon in the north and Maranges in the south is known as the Côte d’Or or “golden slope.” The Côte d’Or comprises two main sections, both composed of limestone and clay soils: the Côte de Nuits in the northern sector, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. Both areas produce magnificent whites and reds, although the Côte de Beaune produces more white wine and the Côte de Nuits more red.
Chablis is Burgundy’s northern outpost, known for its flinty and age-worthy Chardonnays planted in Kimmeridgian limestone on an ancient seabed. Vézelay is a smaller area south of Chablis with similar qualities, although the limestone there is not Kimmeridgian.
To the south of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise extends from Chagny on its northern end, down past Chalon-sur-Saône and encompasses the appellations of Bouzeron in the north, followed by Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Directly south of the Chalonnaise begins the Côte Mâconnais, which extends south past Mâcon to the hamlets of Fuissé, Vinzelles, Chaintré, and Saint-Véran. The Mâconnais is prime Chardonnay country and contains an incredible diversity of soils.
More from Burgundy or France
2022 Chablis Grand Cru “Vaudésir”
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy
2020 Saint-Romain Blanc
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
2022 Chablis 1er Cru “Fourchaume”
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy
2018 Mazoyères Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
2021 Saint-Aubin Rouge 1er Cru “Sur Le Sentier du Clou”
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy
2006 Bonnes-Mares grand cru
Domaine François Bertheau France | Burgundy
2020 Marsannay Blanc “Clos du Roy”
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy
2022 Maranges
Jean-Claude Regnaudot et Fils France | Burgundy
2019 Mâcon-Villages
Santini Collective France | Burgundy
2022 Vin de France Blanc Melon de Bourgogne
La Soeur Cadette France | Burgundy
2021 Bourgogne Epineuil “Les Fauconniers”
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy
2020 Rully Blanc 1er Cru “Rabourcé”
Domaine De Villaine France | Burgundy
2022 Chablis Grand Cru “Vaudésir”
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy
2020 Saint-Romain Blanc
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
2022 Chablis 1er Cru “Fourchaume”
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy
2018 Mazoyères Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
2021 Saint-Aubin Rouge 1er Cru “Sur Le Sentier du Clou”
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy
2006 Bonnes-Mares grand cru
Domaine François Bertheau France | Burgundy
2020 Marsannay Blanc “Clos du Roy”
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy
2022 Maranges
Jean-Claude Regnaudot et Fils France | Burgundy
2019 Mâcon-Villages
Santini Collective France | Burgundy
2022 Vin de France Blanc Melon de Bourgogne
La Soeur Cadette France | Burgundy
2021 Bourgogne Epineuil “Les Fauconniers”
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy
2020 Rully Blanc 1er Cru “Rabourcé”
Domaine De Villaine France | Burgundy
Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
I want you to realize once and for all: Even the winemaker does not know what aging is going to do to a new vintage; Robert Parker does not know; I do not know. We all make educated (hopefully) guesses about what the future will bring, but guesses they are. And one of the pleasures of a wine cellar is the opportunity it provides for you to witness the evolution of your various selections. Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.
Inspiring Thirst, page 171