Appellations
Village · Côte de Beaune
Meursault
white · 395
The largest white wine commune in Burgundy, with no grand cru and three great premiers crus.
Under the vines
Deeper and more marl-rich than Puligny's, which is half the explanation for its breadth.
In the glass
Classically hazelnut and butter; increasingly taut and saline since the 1990s.
Why it sits here
The style shift was a cellar decision (earlier picking, less oak, less bâtonnage) on unchanged ground.
Commonly misread
That the village makes only white. It makes a little red, and exports more of it under Volnay's name.
Names worth knowing
Coche-Dury, Comtes Lafon, Roulot, Arnaud Ente, Pierre Morey