Meursault Charmes Roulot 2011
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Meursault Charmes Roulot 2011
HED99055
75 cl
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The Meursault Charmes Roulot 2011 is a Premier Cru white Burgundy, crafted from Chardonnay grapes sourced solely from the Meursault Charmes vineyard in Côte de Beaune. Domaine Roulot, established in the 1990s, is known for its meticulous vineyard practices, owning approximately 0.31 hectares in the Charmes Dessus section. This wine displays pronounced minerality, derived from the vineyard`s marly soils over limestone. The 2011 vintage shows a slightly reductive character on the palate, suggesting it may benefit from further ageing.
94 Vinous
Pale greenish-yellow. Subdued aromas of citrus peel, white peach and vanilla, with complicating notes of hazelnut and white truffle. Rich, seamless and generous but also with terrific verve to the soft citrus, hazelnut and oatmeal flavors. Broad without being weighty, boasting terrific inner-mouth lift. Best today on the tactille, vibrant, slowly building finish, which leaves the retronasal passage quivering. From vines planted in the 1940s.Stephen Tanzer1st September 2013
92 Jancis Robinson
The 2011 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes comes from 70-year-old vines that Jean-Marc confesses do not possess the ideal location within the climat. It is very harmonious on the nose although it does not possess the intellect of Clos des Boucheres. The palate is showing a little reduction at the moment although there is good weight in the mouth, but it declines to demonstrate as much complexity on the finish as I would have hoped. This needs time. Drink 2015-2025+
Wine is full of hyperbole, now more than ever, but not with respect to the exceptional wines of Jean-Marc Roulot, a grower that has consistently wowed my palate for several years. Although I have met him intermittently in London, this was the first time I had visited his winery on the outskirts of Meursault, just up the road from Coche-Dury. I wonder if their geographical proximity has something to do with stylistic similarities between the two addresses since nobody captures mineralite like these two artisans. It was a good job I penciled in an appointment this week under clement skies. As we descend to his spotlessly clean, relatively capacious cellar he informs me that it was under several inches of water after the previous week’s deluges in late May. Jean-Marc is an engaging vigneron, as one might expect from the former professional actor. I should put that in the present tense since he was about to film a French drama in Beaune, playing a gendarme rather than a winemaker. We tasted a handful of slightly older wines before broaching the 2011s. Moving on to a comprehensive run through his 2011s that had been bottled between January and April, I asked him for his sentiment toward the growing season. “I feel positive toward the vintage after the 2010,” he enthused, “as it is always difficult after such a lauded vintage. The main factor is that in 2011 the grapes were healthy and everything was clean. This was not the case in 2010, which needed some sorting. Maybe the wines are not as powerful, but they are
Wine is full of hyperbole, now more than ever, but not with respect to the exceptional wines of Jean-Marc Roulot, a grower that has consistently wowed my palate for several years. Although I have met him intermittently in London, this was the first time I had visited his winery on the outskirts of Meursault, just up the road from Coche-Dury. I wonder if their geographical proximity has something to do with stylistic similarities between the two addresses since nobody captures mineralite like these two artisans. It was a good job I penciled in an appointment this week under clement skies. As we descend to his spotlessly clean, relatively capacious cellar he informs me that it was under several inches of water after the previous week’s deluges in late May. Jean-Marc is an engaging vigneron, as one might expect from the former professional actor. I should put that in the present tense since he was about to film a French drama in Beaune, playing a gendarme rather than a winemaker. We tasted a handful of slightly older wines before broaching the 2011s. Moving on to a comprehensive run through his 2011s that had been bottled between January and April, I asked him for his sentiment toward the growing season. “I feel positive toward the vintage after the 2010,” he enthused, “as it is always difficult after such a lauded vintage. The main factor is that in 2011 the grapes were healthy and everything was clean. This was not the case in 2010, which needed some sorting. Maybe the wines are not as powerful, but they are
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