Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune Cuvee Reine Joly 2020

Savigny-les-Beaune, Burgundy, France

Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune Cuvee Reine Joly is a beautiful red Burgundy from an assemblage of 3 different parcels in Savigny with different terroirs from both the low-lying plains and hillsides. Guillaume Camus of Domaine Camus-Bruchon is one of the most sure-handed red winemakers in the Côte de Beaune. Located in the village of Savigny-les-Beaune, just to the north of Beaune proper, the Camus fashion beautifully balanced, deep and complex wines that are the epitome of what great Burgundy is all about. The family has a lovely spread of top vineyards in Savigny-les-Beaune (both superb premier crus and a handful of top village wine parcels planted with very old pinot noir vines), as well as a bit of premier cru in Beaune and Pommard as well. This wine was aged sur lies in 3-4 year-old French oak barrels for 10 to 15 months. Lutte-raisonnée. All work is done by hand, including harvest.

“Across the board the Camus-Bruchon wines are precise and reflective of their underlying terroir, with great sappiness and depth in the mid-palates, coupled with brilliant structural integrity and a lovely mineral backbone that makes them truly distinctive among the wines of the southern half of Burgundy. Throughout the generations, Camus pere et fils have always been meticulous and talented winemakers. In the cellar, they use no more than twenty-five percent new oak for any of their top wines. Starting in 2010, Guillaume began using some whole cluster fermentation (15-30%, depending on the vintage), which adds some additional complexity and freshness to the wines. Overall, there is a refined elegance and perfumed precision to the Camus-Bruchon wines that is very special and is most impressive considering the rather youthfully “sauvage” elements that can sometimes be found in any young Savignys and Pommard. Guillaume Camus is one of the unsung young stars of the Côte de Beaune. Yet because he is working in the village of Savigny-les-Beaune, rather than Vosne-Romanée or Gevrey-Chambertin, his brilliant wines also offer up extraordinary (and downright CRAZY) value in the world of red Burgundy.”—Polaner Selections (importer)

Enjoy Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune Reine Joly with roast pork, grilled salmon, ratatouille and aged cheeses.