Made by Jean-Nicolas Meo from Meo-Camuzet in Burgundy

96 pts. Decanter | 96 pts. International Wine Report

Winemaker Tasting Notes | Previewing this ungrafted, old-vine bottling every year never fails to deliver an anxious anticipation amongst the team for what haunting pleasures will be in store. This 2022 vintage is rugged aromatically at first pass, but then casually volunteers forest floor soil aromas and savory black olive properties as it unrolls in the glass. On second pass its stout disposition gives way to fresh pine aromas, crushed flowers, loganberry liqueur and ground cocoa powder. There's a wetness to the texture that fools you into thinking the wine lacks any interest in itself at first, only to pivot quickly into a stunning display of density and persistence as it thickens on your palate. A Christmas spice checks in quickly, then black tea and herbs emerge with a savory roasted meat character framed with flower concentrate that's purplish in color. It's restrained at this young age, but you can sense the unbridled power coiled behind its curtain. The tremendous potential of this wine cannot be understated, patience is encouraged and will be rewarded.

Vintage | The 2022 vintage was one of the most unique harvests in recent memory. Typical rainfall and winter temperatures kicked off the vintage, but winter was not yet over as temperatures plummeted in April. Bloom resumed, but with this delayed budbreak we found most of our sites not suitably ripe until October had already arrived. But this prolonged hangtime and extended cool evenings of September and October generated compelling and unique acid structures and textures. Pinot Noir shows classic, cool-climate aromatics reminiscent of vintages long ago. A delicate and ethereal structure shows elegance on the front end, but a generous complexity develops in the mid-palate with waves of citrus fruit acidity intermingling with a dark blackberry liqueur and minerality essence. Lifted and upright from start to finish with an unrelenting precision and energy throughout.