Terroir Insight: Domaine Meo-Camuzet – Corton La Vigne au Saint

Jean-Nicolas Meo has expanded his presence on the Corton hill, and now produces three single-vineyard Cortons and a negociant Corton-Charlemagne.

At the same time, he seems to have lightened his extraction somewhat since 2007-08. As a result, the wines now seem a bit more hedonistic and lively.

In 2009 he expanded the domaine with a plot of La Vigne au Saint, and now produces a lovely, generous and energetic wine from the bottom of the Corton hill.

The Domaine Meo-Camuzet plot of Corton La Vigne au Saint

Domaine Meo-Camuzet makes three Cortons: Les Perriéres, Clos Rognets and La Vigne au Saint.

It owns one plot in La Vigne au Saint, which is one of the smallest appellations on the Corton hill.

There are three producers in this vineyard – Meo-Camuzet and Domaine des Croix, and then Louis Latour, which owns plots on most of the Corton hill but – I say again – rarely rises to anything exciting.

The Vigne au Saint terroir is only 2.46 ha, and Domaine Meo-Camuzet owns 0.1983 ha in the west end of the vineyard next to David Croix’s plot.

Tasting Notes for this producer

• J.-F. Coche Dury Meursault 2007 January 14, 2019
• Domaine Coche-Dury, Meursault 1999 January 2, 2018
• Domaine Coche-Dury, Meursault 2014 April 6, 2017
• Domaine Coche-Dury, Meursault 2006 January 20, 2017
• Domaine Coche-Dury, Meursault Les Genevrieres 2012 March 28, 2016
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault Les Perrieres 2009 February 6, 2016
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault Les Chevalieres 1996 February 6, 2016
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault Les Rougeots 1992 February 6, 2016
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2011 April 1, 2015
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2011 November 26, 2014
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Corton-Charlemagne 1993 September 23, 2014
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2011 December 14, 2013
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault Les Rougeots 2004 March 25, 2013
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2008 November 1, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2000 July 7, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Auxey Duresses 2008 July 5, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2009 June 14, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2007 April 23, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 1999 February 5, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault Perrieres 2008 January 26, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault Perrieres 1996 January 24, 2012
• J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2008 January 14, 2012
• J.-F. Coche Dury, Meursault 2009 October 17, 2011
• J.-F. Coche Dury, Meursault 2004 October 16, 2011
• J.-F. Coche Dury Meursault 2008 June 1, 2011

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