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The October 2023 Auction: Part 4
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"A medium- to full-bodied, layered and fleshy wine, the 2019 Chambolle-Musigny (Méo-Camuzet Frère & Soeurs) evokes notions of raspberries, cherries, loamy soil and raw cocoa. Fine-boned and mineral, it's elegantly gourmand and will offer a broad drinking window. Jean-Nicolas Méo began picking on September 13, observing that "everything was ripe at once this year," and that alcohol levels—for the most part, around 14%—were a little higher than he would have wished for. Yet the wines in the glass are hard to fault: Méo excelled in 2018, and his 2019s are even more structurally refined and vibrant. As I've written before, Méo's wines see quite a long élevage, and they can often be a little structural and introverted in the fall following the vintage, but these 2019s, just like the 2018s at the same stage last year, were remarkably open for inspection. Displaying superb concentration and mid-palate amplitude without any particular perception of heaviness, I found much to admire; and, in summation, this is a very fine portfolio that, when taken as a set, appears to match or surpass what was achieved here in 2018."
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"A medium- to full-bodied, layered and fleshy wine, the 2019 Chambolle-Musigny (Méo-Camuzet Frère & Soeurs) evokes notions of raspberries, cherries, loamy soil and raw cocoa. Fine-boned and mineral, it's elegantly gourmand and will offer a broad drinking window. Jean-Nicolas Méo began picking on September 13, observing that "everything was ripe at once this year," and that alcohol levels—for the most part, around 14%—were a little higher than he would have wished for. Yet the wines in the glass are hard to fault: Méo excelled in 2018, and his 2019s are even more structurally refined and vibrant. As I've written before, Méo's wines see quite a long élevage, and they can often be a little structural and introverted in the fall following the vintage, but these 2019s, just like the 2018s at the same stage last year, were remarkably open for inspection. Displaying superb concentration and mid-palate amplitude without any particular perception of heaviness, I found much to admire; and, in summation, this is a very fine portfolio that, when taken as a set, appears to match or surpass what was achieved here in 2018."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
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Produces the most delicate and perfumed reds of the Cote de Nuits, prized for floral elegance and silky texture.
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