Meursault Les Gouttes d`Or

Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France

The poetically named Les Gouttes d’Or (which means ‘droplets of gold’) is a prized Premier Cru vineyard in the appellation of Meursault in the Côte de Beaune. The vineyard’s name is thought to have been inspired by the flecks of flint which are found in its stony, white marl soils. Les Gouttes d’Or is the closest Premier Cru vineyard to the village of Meursault and consists of a gentle slope at the most northern edge of Meursault’s Premier Cru vineyard sites.