Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine Roulot |
Label Name: | Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Boucheres Monopole |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Meursault Premier Cru (Clos des Bouchères) - Côte de Beaune, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (William Kelley): 93–95; Vinous: 93–95; Decanter: positive review (2022, noted 13. Vivino average user rating ~4. 5/5
Tasting Note
Pear, peach and green apple with orange oil, toasted nuts and white flowers. Medium–full, satiny texture with focused minerality and a long saline, slightly spicy finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, lobster with beurre blanc, mushroom risotto, creamy pasta, aged Comté. Asian: miso‑glazed cod, tempura prawns, sushi (fatty fish), Chinese steamed crab with ginger and scallion, richer Thai coconut seafood curry.
Production Method
Whole- or partial bunch pressing, fermentation in large barrels (15–18% new oak), bâtonnage on the lees, malolactic fermentation and aged sur lie ~11 months, then additional aging in stainless before bottling.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Roulot (family domaine) farms several Meursault premiers crus. Clos des Bouchères is a monopole (small walled clos) acquired by Roulot; vines include plantings from ~1950 and 1980.