2015 Domaine Meo Camuzet, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Cros Parantoux, Bottle (750ml)

DR96 "Rich, brooding black cherry nose, dense but not surly. Very rich and concentrated with a juicy succulence and immense weight of fruit. Powerful, with 13.8% alcohol, but the balance is excellent. Very long, and of exceptional quality." SB for DR Jan 2017

Neal Martin for RobertParker.com writes, "The 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux is blessed with a riveting bouquet armed with copious red and black fruit, wilted violets and rose petals. The aromatics are multi-dimensional with beguiling flair and precocity without feeling a mote overpowering. The quality of the terroir really comes through on the palate: quite dense yet very refined, almost symmetrical in terms of focus with blood orange infusing the layers of red berry fruit on the structured finish. This is a wine that delivers...and then some." NM for TWA Dec 2016 BT (96-98)

"It seems obvious and oh-so predictable, but there is no question that the Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux is astonishingly fine, eclipsing the more reserved and almost obstreperous Richebourg at the moment—though of course Richebourg is a wine only a fool underestimates. What caught my eye (or taste buds) was the quality of Cortons coming through in 2015, in particular their Corton La Vigne Au Saint that evinces how far the top reds from this famous hill have upped their game in recent years, including those here at Méo-Camuzet. No more bucolic, broad-shouldered Cortons made of girders and grit: now more finesse and terroir expression, certainly more approachability and attendant drinkability." Published: Dec 30, 2016