Les Chaumes, a 1er Cru, is located at the foot of La Tâche and Les Malconsorts, in a slightly deeper clay soil. Vines were planted in the late 50s and 70s. With its classic eastward orientation and good supply of water, it is a fairly solar vineyard which cannot be considered as a late ripener.According to Jean-Nicolas Meo, this climat shows well even young thanks to its finesse. There's no need to worry about finesse, and in this case, the vinification requires a little more extraction in order to push the wine to its limits. The cap will be broken up more often and the vatting temperatures will be a little higher.
I was super excited to try this Vosne as I'm a big fan of Meo's wines even though sometimes I wish they would lower the amount of wood.
The wine offers a stunning nose which is screaming Vosne. Tobacco, spice, red fruits, floral with the slightest touch of oak.
This was really drinking well, even though the last drops the next day (still don't know how we managed to save half a glass!) had shut down.
Very good ripeness, elegant and med+ acidity, it's pure silk on your palate and the finish is very impressive.
A beautiful Vosne which I think will improve over the next few years.
Interestingly enough, Jean-Nicolas adds that Les Chaumes gives you a pretty good idea of the vintage. I would agree completely here. Even though this 2004 vintage has been (ridiculously) criticized and hammered like hell in the US because of what idiots call 'mean greenies", all the 04 I had showed a nice balance and fruit. Is it the best vintage ever? Certainly not but again only idiots want the same wine year after year...
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