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Jean Marc Roulot, Bourgogne Blanc 2015
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Bourgogne Blanc has a well-defined green apple, cucumber and peach skin bouquet that takes a little while to open in the glass. The palate is quite sharp on the entry with a chalky texture, hints of bitter lemon and green apple towards the brisk finish. Fine, even if it is not a patch on the 2014 last year.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Sweet scents of pear, apple and peach. A very lively Bourgogne Blanc with enticing cut and surprising energy to its fruit-driven flavors. Shows the acidity of a cooler terroir if not quite the mineral tension of the superb 2014 version. These vines are all in Meursault, mostly on the Volnay side on deep, clay-based soils. One to look for.
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.
