View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  Mar/Apr 2007, Issue #8, The 2005 Burgundy Vintage- Round Two

  (Domaine Camus-Bruchon Savigny-les-Beaune “Pimentiers” Vieilles Vignes) Subscribe to see review text.

Garagiste

• By Jon Rimmerman
  10/6/2008 (link)

  (Pimentiers CAMUS-BRUCHON) 2005 Burgundy Dear Friends, This set of 2005 red Burgundy is flat-out great - period. You can look up the Burghound reviews of the 2006's to get an idea (I don't believe he reviewed the 2005s) or the glowing praise from Claude Kolm, Gilman or others on the 2005 portfolio but all that really matters is what's in the bottle and that puts Camus-Bruchon among the very best of all the 2005's for the tarrif. In a nutshell, wine for wine, this may be the most successful portfolio in 2005 under $50 for every wine - it's that good. Most of the wines are from very old vines - they are pure, lovely and deftly expressive of their place with beautiful backbones and a clear message of minerality and site - they are neither too much nor too little - they jump from their vessel with aromatics and flavors that remind us of why 2005 was so magical in the Cote d'Or. With quality this good comes demand from many nooks of the world and (as a result) this allocation is miniscule - please limit requests to 3/each. This parcel has outstanding provenance - as direct from the source as I could muster: 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Les Pimentiers" Vielles Vignes 80-90 year old vines on clay and chalk - very fine and regal style with perfumed, spice-laden aromatics. Excellent. 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Aux Grands Liards" Vielles Vignes 90-100 year old vines grown in sand on top of bedrock. The opposite of the Pimentiers - muscular and strapping with smoke and earth tones wrapped around a tornado an an inner core - could age for 20 years. 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Les Lavieres" 1er Opposites attract once again - from the north of the Bois de Noel, this is elegance personified... 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Narbontons" 1er ...and from the south of Mont Battois, this is sheer force of will. Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Burg6310 Burg6320 Burg6330 Burg6340

Rockss and Fruit

• By Lyle Fass
  10/25/2007 (link)

  (Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Les Pimentiers") was a lovely Savigny from a producer I had been greatly anticipating tasting. This was very traditional stuff with a wonderful rusticity allied with beautifully perfumed fruit. The tannins were big but ripe but this seemed very accessible. This kept getting better and better with more nuanced aromas and the fruit on the palate was getting deeper. Really a pleasure to drink now and much more accessible than most 2005's at this point. Lovely stuff and seems like it will last a while.