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Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Meix Chavaux 2018
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2018 Meursault Meix Chavaux has turned out very nicely in bottle, offering up aromas of citrus oil, crisp green orchard fruit, pastry cream and almond paste, complemented by hints of clear honey, that haven't changed much since I last encountered the wine 12 months ago. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, its elegantly textural attack segues into a racy, acid-driven mid-palate and a penetrating, mineral finish.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2018 Meursault Meix Chavaux is showing very well, wafting from the glass with aromas of citrus oil, crisp green orchard fruit, pastry cream and almond paste. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and precise, its textural attack segueing into a chalky and incisive core, concluding with a mineral finish. Like the Vireuils, Meix Chavaux is also exposed to the east and subject to the influence of the cooling breeze that descends through the valley of Auxey-Duresses, but it's lower in altitude and the soils are richer in clay; so, the resulting wine is always a bit more fleshy and textural even though it remains a racy, acid-driven site.
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
