Description

For more than four centuries, the members of the Mo family have devoted themselves to growing vines and making wines. They came originally from the Burgundy village of Selongey, in the north of Cte d’Or, where today, even if the vines, alas, have disappeared, a pressing house, dating from the year 50 AD, bears witness to the presence there of Gallo-Roman winegrowers. From the 19th century onwards, the Mo children chose the course of study. The great-grandfather of Jean-Nicolas, for example, was a primary-school teacher, his grandfather graduated from the cole Nationale des Ponts et Chausses (civil engineering) and his father, Jean Mo, was a graduate of the cole Polytechnique and an engineer in the Corps des Mines. Jean was later to be elected a Member of the European Parliament and sat on the Council of Paris. It was thanks to Jean Mo’s mother, Marcelle Lamarche-Confuron, originating from an old winegrowing family in Vosne (with already a small activity as ngociants), that the Mos came to settle in Vosne-Romane. As for the vines, it was the 20 hectares (50 acres) at the top of the Clos that were for sale … tienne Camuzet enlisted the help of his fellow winegrowers from Vosne-Romane to acquire them. He would keep 3 hectares (7.5 acres) himself, immediately below the chteau. Domaine Mo-Camuzet bottles four astounding grands crus (Richebourg, Clos de Vougeot, Corton Clos Rognet, and chezeaux, with two more Cortons on the way), ten premier crus (from the communes of Vosne-Romane, Nuits-St-Georges, Chambolle-Musigny, and Fixin), several village wines, one Bourgogne Rouge, and only one white. Jean-Nicolas aims for balance and purity of fruit, which he accomplishes with terrific success. Though delicate and fine, even in their youth, the paradoxical concentration and intensity of these wines make them ideal for long cellar aging. These rare, stunning achievements are a Burgundy lovers dream.