Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine Roulot |
Label Name: | Meursault Meix-Chavaux |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Meursault, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.3% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Jasper Morris 93; Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 90–92; Burghound 90–92; Vinous (Neal Martin) 89–91
Tasting Note
Lemon and pear with green apple, white flowers, subtle butter and pastry, lively citrus acidity and a saline, chalky minerality. Medium–full, satiny texture with a persistent, slightly herbaceous finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken with herbs, lobster or scallops with brown butter, mushroom risotto, pork loin with thyme. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, seared tuna/sushi (fatty cuts), Cantonese roast pork, steamed fish with ginger & scallions.
Production Method
Organically farmed fruit, hand-harvested, whole‑cluster pressed; native-yeast fermentation in oak (and some ceramic/foudre), ~20% new oak for village/lieu-dit, aged ~10–14 months, light fining and filtration, low SO2.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Roulot, founded c.1830 and run by Jean‑Marc Roulot since 1989, farms Meursault parcels organically (certified) with some biodynamic practices; renowned for single‑lieu bottlings from old-vine Chardonnay.