Critic ratings
vinous
2019
Rating:
86
–86
The 2019 Bourgogne Blanc has a light but pretty nose with green apple, grass clippings and pear. The palate is well balanced, quite pithy for a Bourgogne Blanc, with good weight on the finish. A decent Bourgogne Blanc that should drink well for 3-5 years.
robert_parker
2021
Rating:
87
–89
The 2021 Bourgogne Blanc opens in the glass with notes of lemon zest, white flowers and crisp green apple. Medium-bodied, satiny and succulent, with lively acids and a saline, penetrating finish, it's a pretty, giving wine that will drink well on release.
robert_parker
2020
Rating:
88
–90
Roulot's 2020 Bourgogne Blanc is promising, mingling aromas of citrus oil and fresh hazelnuts with hints of buttery pastry. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and precise, it's pure and nicely concentrated, concluding with chalky grip.
robert_parker
2019
Rating:
87
–89
Offering up scents of pear, citrus oil, white flowers, peach and freshly baked bread, the 2019 Bourgogne Blanc is medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, with racy acids, fine concentration and a fleshy but precise profile. This is another success in the making.
robert_parker
2018
Rating:
88
–88
The 2018 Bourgogne Blanc has turned out nicely in bottle, offering up aromas of crisp orchard fruit, freshly baked bread, white peach and nutmeg. Medium-bodied and open but precise, it's fine-boned and charming, with a delicately textural attack and a mouthwatering finish.
robert_parker
2018
Rating:
87
–89
Aromas of pears, confit citrus, oatmeal and nutmeg introduce Roulot's 2018 Bourgogne Blanc, a medium to full-bodied, supple and satiny-textured wine that's open, expressive and nicely balanced. Like this year's Aligoté, this bottling will drink well almost immediately after release.
robert_parker
2017
Rating:
88
–90
Jean-Marc Roulot lost some 30% of his 2017 Bourgogne Blanc to spring frosts, but the ensuing wine remains very classically balanced in profile, wafting from the glass with pure and expressive aromas of ripe citrus, green apples and spring flowers. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with succulent acids and a mouthwatering finish. It's a Bourgogne Blanc that outclasses many village wines and I expect it to land at the upper end of my banded score.
robert_parker
2017
Rating:
89
–89
Jean-Marc Roulot's lovely 2017 Bourgogne Blanc wafts from the glass with inviting aromas of citrus oil, white flowers, Anjou pear and a delicate touch of clear honey. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and lively, with fine concentration for its level, beautiful purity of fruit and a long, mouthwatering finish. Charming and beautifully balanced, it is a great introduction to the domaine's 2017 portfolio.
robert_parker
2015
Rating:
85
–87
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.
robert_parker
2014
Rating:
88
–90
The 2014 Bourgogne Blanc, which the final blend spent five months in vat, has an elegant bouquet with touches of limestone and dewy green apples, sedate and nicely focused. The palate is well balanced with green apple and freshly sliced pear, showing fine transparency and tension on the elegant finish. This is as good a Bourgogne Blanc as you will find.
robert_parker
2013
Rating:
86
–86
The 2013 Bourgogne Blanc has a light, cockle shell-tinged bouquet with pleasant granitic scents. The palate is brisk and citric on the entry, a pleasant sharpness here, not long, but brimming with freshness, delivering a touch of sea salt and sour lemon on the aftertaste. Drink this over the next two or three years.
robert_parker
2013
Rating:
85
–87
The 2013 Bourgogne Blanc has a very stony bouquet, quite reserved at the moment, but nicely defined. The palate is fresh with lime and citrus peel, a “dainty” Bourgogne Blanc that should gain a little more weight before bottling and may then merit a higher mark.
robert_parker
2012
Rating:
86
–86
The 2012 Bourgogne Blanc, which comes from several parcels and is blended just after racking, has a very precise mineral-rich bouquet that is more like a premier cru – plenty of energy here. The palate is well balanced, not quite as penetrating as the nose, but nicely balanced with a crisp citrus finish and a spicy aftertaste.
robert_parker
2011
Rating:
91
–91
The Bourgogne Blanc from Jean March Roulot has such a fragrant bouquet with scents of wet limestone and citrus peel that are understated but display great delineation. Honestly – you would not begrudge the aromatics if it were a Premier Cru! The palate is extremely well-balanced with brilliant delineation and perfectly judged acidity. The essence of mineralite filters down to this ridiculously fine generic white Burgundy. Tasted March 2013.
robert_parker
2010
Rating:
90
–90
Roulot’s 2010 Bourgogne is another gorgeous entry-level wine. Smoke, slate, citrus and yellow stone fruits burst from the glass in this deep, fleshy Bourgogne. In 2010, the Bourgogne is rich and enveloping from the very first taste. Anticipated maturity: 2012+.
(Not yet released)
Jean-Marc Roulot commented that 2010 was easy in the vineyard but not so simple in the cellar, mostly because of very long malolactic fermentations that did not finish until the following August! The harvest started on September 17 and the wines came in with 12.8 -13.5 natural alcohols, which is at the higher end of the range for the domaine. Because of the lengthy malos, the 2010s were bottled a little later than normal. The 2010s are quite representative of the year in that they have considerable richness and at the same time high acidities. They are remarkably vivid, expressive to site and flat-out gorgeous. Readers will notice a new wine in 2010, the Auxey-Duresses, and can look forward to a new Clos de la Baronne and Clos des Boucheres with the 2011 vintage. Roulot fans will also want to be on the look out for Jean-Marc Roulot’s new line of eau de vies, an old family tradition that goes back many generations. The Framboise is one of the most pure expressions of fruit I have ever tasted, while the Abricot, made from Gerard and Jean-Louis Chave’s organically grown apricots in St. Joseph, is a bit more honeyed and liqueur-like.Unfortunately, my bottle of the Poire eau de vie broke, but I hope to be able to taste it soon.
Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524
robert_parker
2009
Rating:
88
–88
The 2009 Bourgogne Blanc is an impeccably polished white graced with bright citrus fruit, crushed rocks and flowers. The fruit bristles with energy on the finish. This pretty, crisp white makes an excellent introduction to the house style. Anticipated maturity: 2012+.
Jean-Marc Roulot is one of the most thoughtful, introspective growers in Burgundy, so it is hardly a surprise his 2009s are so sublime. The domaine has grown to 15 hectares as of the 2011 harvest. Roulot was among a group of investors including Dominique Lafon who purchased Domaine Rene Manuel from Laboure-Roi. Readers can look forward to two new wines from Roulot a Meursault Clos de la Baronne, Meursault Clos de Bouchere, plus a little more production of the Poruzots. Roulot was among the first to harvest, and started picking on September 1st. Accodring to Roulot, the optimal window for picking has become much narrower with today’s increasingly warmer growing seasons. Roulot told me he prefers 2009 to 2008 as the fruit was healthier, with no botrytis or other issues, which resulted in wines of greater focus. The 2009s spent 12 months in oak followed by 6 months in steel with very light and infrequent batonnage. The Bourgogne saw less than 10% new barrels, while the village wines saw 15-18% new barrels and the premier crus 25-30% new barrels. Unfortunately I was not able to taste the 2010s as they were in full malolactic fermentation.
A Daniel Johnnes Selection, imported by Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300 and imported by: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524
robert_parker
2007
Rating:
88
–88
The 2007 Bourgogne displays some mineral intrigue with stony and savory crustacean-like notes, fruit pit bitterness, and hints of toasted nuts, allied to lemon and Persian melon. There is an invigorating sense of interplay between mineral and fruit elements here, carrying in to a finish of considerable. As there are 20,000 bottles of this, it can serve as a very fine calling card for Roulot‘s and the vintage’s style. I would plan to enjoy it over the next 2-3 years.
Jean-Marc Roulot as usual racked his 2007s back into tank one year after their early September harvest, then let them rest on their fine lees there for 5-6 months before bottling, believing – as did so many growers – that the 2007s needed time to evolve before bottling. He considers himself to have had an advantage this year due to his predominance of northerly, high-elevation sites that benefited from breezes to ward off rot, and especially able to benefit from the north wind that brought general drying and concentration at the beginning of September. Finished alcohols hover around 12.5, “and lower degrees are no handicap as far as I am concerned,” opines Roulot. Still, he acknowledges that perhaps he might have done well to hold off a few more days with the harvest in certain parcels.
Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524
robert_parker
2003
Rating:
88
–88
Apples and minerals interspersed with notes of white peaches can be found in the enticing aromatics of the 2003 Bourgogne (white). Medium-bodied, harmonious and rich, this seamless wine is satin-textured, expressive, and fresh. Loads of white fruits can be found in its flavorful core. It should be enjoyed over the next 4 years.
Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524; and Parliament Wine Co., Atlantic City, NJ; tel. (609) 348-1100
robert_parker
2002
Rating:
88
–88
Sweet herbal tea aromas lead to the 2002 Bourgogne’s fresh, tangy, white fruit-dominated personality. Minerals can be found in its satiny-textured, lengthy finish. This wine should be drunk over the next 2-3 years.
robert_parker
2001
Rating:
86
–86
Fresh aromas of minerals are found in the nose of the easygoing 2001 Bourgogne. Limestone flavors are intermingled with lively lemons in this pure, refreshing, light-bodied wine’s character. It should be drunk over the next 2 years.
“Nature wasn’t kind to us in 2001,” said Jean-Marc Roulot, this estate’s director and winemaker, “therefore it is a winemaker’s vintage like 1998 was, but of better quality.” According to Roulot, his village parcels, though not the premier crus, were struck by the hail storm of August 2nd, 2001.
Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524
robert_parker
1996
Rating:
85
–87
The delicious Bourgogne Chardonnay has stone, flint and spicy aromas followed by an appealing, medium-bodied, silky-textured, focused, and lively character marked by minerals and lemons. It should be drunk by 2002.
The rating, with the range of scores in parentheses, indicates the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle.
Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 524-1524.
robert_parker
1995
Rating:
85
–85
Exhibiting toasted hazelnuts on the nose, Roulot's Bourgogne Chardonnay possesses a thick, oily texture, attractive flavors of roasted nuts, medium body, and good length for a generic bottling. It should be drunk within the first 3-4 years after its release. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29.
This relatively large (by Meursault standards) domaine is run by Jean-Marc Roulot, his sister Michele and their mother (Guy Roulot's widow). The estate owns many highly regarded vineyard sites (including Perrieres and an old vine parcel of Charmes). I was only permitted to taste the Bourgogne Chardonnay and the Meursault Les Luchets. As their high quality suggests, there may be some real finds in 1995. Jean-Marc Roulot recently married Alix de Montille, the daughter of Volnay's Hubert de Montille's, so the question begs to be asked: Will Roulot be responsible one day for that famous estate's wines?
Importers: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 524-1524.
robert_parker
1992
Rating:
84
–84
Guy Roulot's wines are made in an elegant style. The young Roulot feels his best vintage over recent years has been 1990, followed by 1992. All the 1992s had just been bottled when I tasted them, so they may have been somewhat subdued.
The 1992 Bourgogne Blanc is crisp, light, refreshing, and fruity. Drink it over the next 1-2 years. Importers: Parliament Wine Co., Atlantic City, NJ and Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA.
vinous
2020
Rating:
87
–89
Roulot’s 2020 Bourgogne Blanc is a very pretty wine with a gorgeous center of stony minerality driving the citrus-tinged flavors. Readers will find a serious Bourgogne Blanc with real intensity and tons of character. The Domaine bottling is blended from the oldest vines in Roulot’s 4.5 hectares of Bourgogne Blanc vineyards. (Tasted by Antonio Galloni)