Meo Camuzet NSG Aux Boudots 2018 (750ML)

93-96 JM / 92-94 WA / 91-93 BH

Mid purple, a fine and balanced nose. 10% stems have been added back to macerate with the juice. Jean-Nicolas finds Boudots so sweetly rich that it needs this fresher feel. Old vines, tiny berries deliver the weight and ease of fruit, which he wants to spin out further. Tasted: November 2019.--Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

Like the Nuits Murgers, Méo's 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Boudots is showing especially well this year, soaring from the glass with a complex bouquet of ripe cherries, raspberries, rose petals and spices, complemented by subtle hints of rich soil as well as carnal nuances. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and elegant, with good concentration, fine tannins and a long, mineral finish. As usual, Méo chose to incorporate some whole clusters in this cuvée. Like many of the wines in the cellar this year, this is unusually well-integrated at this early stage in its élevage.--William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Tasting note: Here too there is just enough wood to merit mentioning present on the spicier if less earth-inflected aromas of fresh and quite pretty violet, red and dark currant and a whiff of exotic tea. The rich, powerful and muscular flavors possess slightly better mid-palate density before culminating in a complex and lingering if decidedly compact finish. This is a big and robust wine so patience is advised.—Sweet Spot. Outstanding. –Allen Meadow, Burghound