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Domaine Roulot, Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2017
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
Wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, nutmeg, beeswax and hazelnut cream, the 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes is full-bodied, broad shouldered and satiny with a layered, concentrated mid-palate, excellent energy and a long and pure finish. While it may not be the climat with which Jean-Marc Roulot identifies most strongly, and while it can't match the stunning Clos des Bouchères, it's a superb wine that should prove notably long lived.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes unwinds in the glass with a complex bouquet of pear, almond paste, citrus oil, white flowers and mandarin, hints of hazelnut emerging as it sits in the glass. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and muscular, with racy acids, chewy dry extract and a long, mineral finish. This is built for the cellar and will likely prove one of the sleepers in the Roulot cellar this year.
About the Producer
Domaine Roulot, founded by Guillaume Roulot in 1830, is well respected Meursault-based domaine producing mainly Chardonnay wines from a range of premier cru and village-level sites across the appellation. The wines are held in high esteem by critics and are much sought-after. The domaine is currently run by actor-turned-winemaker Jean-Marc Roulot. Roulot has numerous holdings across Meursault premiers crus, including 0.28 hectares (0.69 acres) in Charmes, 0.26 hectares (0.64 acres) in Perrières and 0.16 hectares (0.39 acres) in Les Bouchères, as well as 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres) in neighboring Monthélie Premier Cru Les Champs Fulliots. A further four hectares (ten acres) cover village-level vineyards in Meusault such as Les Luchets and Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir – a wine strongly associated with the Roulot label. All are Chardonnay based wines, although the domaine also produces an Aligoté, a Bourgogne Blanc and Rouge, an Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru, and a village-level red. The red wines are made from Pinot Noir – Burgundy's key red grape variety. Domaine Roulot established itself in the upper echelon of white Burgundy producers under the late Guy Roulot. Guy was one of the first producers of the region to bottle single vineyards separately, including village lieux-dits. He died in 1982 and his son Jean-Marc took over in 1989, farming the vineyards organically. As well as winemaking, Jean-Marc Roulot is also known for his cinematographic appearances (he initially studied screen acting in Paris), including the Burgundy-based coming-of-age film Ce Qui Nous Lie (released as "Back to Burgundy" for anglophone audiences), parts of which were filmed at the domaine
