Meo-Camuzet, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Aux Brulees 2001

The wonderfully spicy, elegant and airy nose has turned largely secondary with its floral, spicy and smoky red berry fruit nose. The middle weight flavors are a study in refinement and precision and it would be fair to observe that this is notably finer than its 2002 counterpart; indeed the mouth feel of the impeccably well-balanced finale could accurately be described as lilting. For my taste this attractively mineral-inflected effort has just arrived at the front edge of its prime drinking window though it should hold there for a number of years to come. Tasted by Allen Meadows in June 2015