Méo-Camuzet

And what a stellar range of vineyards they have to work with: Richebourg, Vougeot, Echézeaux, Aux Boudots, Aux Brulées and Chaumes, to name but a few. Lesser wines from the estate, as well as négoce (merchant) wines under the Méo-Camuzet Frère et Soeurs label, share much of the same magic. They have 12 ha of vines, for all intents and purposes cultivated organically as only in the worst climatic conditions do they temporarily suspend their organic ideals. There are 25 different wines – all red, bar one Hautes-Côtes white, and all from the Côte de Nuits excepting the three Cortons. Jean-Nicolas Méo therefore has a lot to juggle, though his wife Nathalie also works in the business and his two sisters are in the background. The estate has an interesting history coming down from Étienne Camuzet (1867-1946) whose daughter left it to Jean Méo (father of the present generation) whose career was in Paris, even being a member of Charles de Gaulle’s cabinet and the European Parliament. The estate is also intrinsically linked to the late Henri Jayer, who tutored Jean-Nicolas when he returned to Vosne in 1989.