Camus-Bruchon & Fils - Savigny-Les-Beaune Cuvee Reine Joly 2018
Price: $37.75
Producer | Camus-Bruchon & Fils |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
Subregion | Cote de Beaune |
Varietal | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | 2018 |
Sku | 06067 |
Camus-Bruchon & Fils Description
Guillaume Camus is one of the rising stars in the Côte de Beaune, making wine from vineyard holdings in Savigny-Les-Beaune, Pommard and Beaune. While many of the more famous names in the area have caused a stir by trying one experimental technique after another in the wine-making process, Camus has been concentrating on his vineyards. He firmly believes that one can only make wine as good as the grapes that you grow, and that if you have to play around too much in the fermentation room trying to make a wine taste a certain way, then you have not done your job in the fields. In fact, when we visit him on a rainy day, he seems to enjoy spending time in the cellar, but if it’s sunny out, you can sense that he’d rather be out tending his vines. His vines are old (averaging at least 35 years) and in some cases very old (the 95 years old “Grands Liards” vineyard). He uses approximately 15% new oak following an extended maceration and fermentation time of at least 18 days. The wines are bottled unfiltered to preserve the natural balance of fruit and tannins.
90 pts-View from the Cellar-John Gilman
The domaine’s Cuvée Reine Joly is one of my favorite villages level bottlings in the commune and the 2018 version is really very successful this year. The bouquet delivers a fine constellation of red and black cherries, a touch of fruitcake, gamebird, coffee, dark soil tones and a classic topnote of young Savigny spice tones. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and nicely structured, with impressive mid-palate depth, a bit of buried tannin on the backend and very good focus and grip on the nascently complex finish. Another first class AC. 2024-2050+.
Vinous Media: 88 Points
The Savigny-lès-Beaune "Cuvée Reine Joly" has a fragrant bouquet of well-defined iron-tinged red berry fruit; wilted rose petal aromas develop in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity and good density. Saline toward the peppery finish, which tightens up so that it seems to have less persistence than Camus-Bruchon’s other cuvées. Give this 2–3 years in bottle.
-- Neal Martin
Burghound: 88 Points
A subtly spicy array is comprised by notes of plum, dark currant, dark raspberry and the hallmark Savigny-style earth. The sleek, supple and delicious flavors also possess a dusty but not raspy finale that is a bit better balanced.
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