One of the highlights of the year is the tasting of the latest vintage from Domaine Roulot in Meursault. The wines of Domaine Roulot is a benchmark for the whites in my view, as they always are among the best wines in each vintage - and furthermore … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Meix Chaveaux 2008
The Meursault Meix Chaveaux 2008 is fresh, vibrant and youthful Meursault village. The bouquet is still fresh and tight with white and yellow orchard fruits - has shed the exotic fruit notes but is not showing matured hints yet. Love the crisp citrus … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Luchets 2011
The Meursault Les Luchets 2011 - from a village vineyard located on the slope above Meix Chaveaux is showing beutifully and very fresh for a 2011. In the nose airy white orchard fruit with hints of almonds powered by a crisp citrus infused … [Read more...]
News: David Croix to work with Jean-Marc Roulot
David Croix is going to work with Jean-Marc Roulot at Domaine Roulot in Meursault. He will be joining Domaine Roulot in the beginning of 2017. Earlier this summer it was announced that David Croix is retiring at Maison Camille Giroud - after 15 … [Read more...]
Terroir Insight: Domaine Roulot Meursault Clos des Bouchères
One of the more unknown 1er crus of Meursault is Les Bouchères and the Clos within the vineyard called Clos des Bouchéres. But since 2011 Jean-Marc Roulot really has put this terroir on the Burgundian map - as he now makes one of the most delicate … [Read more...]
Visit Domaine Roulot – tasting of the 2014s …
Jean-Marc Roulot have made some truly delightful 2014s, they are pure, delicate and vibrant with a rarely seen refinement and filigree detail. It's always a treat to taste the Meursaults from Domaine Roulot, and this year I also had the pleasure … [Read more...]
Impressions from Grands Jours de Bourgogne – part 2
A week in Burgundy leaves one with a lot of thoughts and impressions ... The number of wines and producers at Grands Jours de Bourgogne is almost infinite, and given the number of people attending its impossible to taste all wines, and meet all … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Tillets 2010
The Meursault Les Tillets 2010 is a truly magnificent Meursault - a mineralic powerhouse. In the bouquet airy white and yellow fruits with a slight hint of reduction - powered by a stony/flinty citrus infused minerality. On the palate very crisp and … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Tillets 2013
The Meursault Les Tillets 2013 - made even higher up on the sloape - is a mineralic powerhouse. In the bouquet airy white fruit with slight hints of peach and grapefruit - powered by a stony/flinty citrus infused minerality. On the palate very crisp … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Bourgogne Blanc 2013
The Bourgogne Blanc 2013 from Roulot is a lovely classy wine for its level .. with a true Roulot expression. In the nose vibrant white and yellow fruits with a fresh citrus infused minerality. On the palate crisp and pure fruit ... brought forward … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Tesson 2013
The Meursault Tesson 2013 is a step up in concentration and intensity even from the Les Luchets. In the bouquet deeper and more intense fruit .. balanced more toward the intense yellow fruit ... with a deep more powerful minerality underneath the … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Poruzot 2013
The Porusot is a step up in mineralic intensity from the village wines ... in it's own slightly edgy way … although the 2013 seems remarkably refined. The nose is bursting with minerality and a offers a nice balance between white and yellow fruit. On … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Charmes 2013
The Meursault Charmes is a lovely wine, although I prefer the refinement of the Clos des Boucheres. The Roulot Chames is made from very old vines … and this is quite apparent when one taste the wine. The bouquet offer rich layered white and yellow … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Clos des Boucheres 2013
The Meursault Clos des Boucheres is a quite new wine in the Roulot lineup - the first vintage was 2011. This gorgeous vineyard located just above the northern part of Porusot and just south of Goutte d'Or. The vineyard combines refinement with some … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Perrieres 2013
The greatness of the Roulot Perrieres is not a matter of preference … it’s a big step up from the otherwise very fine Les Charmes. Les Perrieres is the missing grand cru of Meursault with its sheer weight and underlying mineralic power - and Roulot’s … [Read more...]
The best village terroirs in Meursault – a historic view
Single vineyard village wines are becoming more and more popular in Burgundy, as the focus on terroir and the quality of the different climates increases. Meursault is one of the appellations where the tradition with single vineyard village is … [Read more...]
Visit Domaine Roulot, Tasting of the 2013 vintage
Domaine Roulot is one of my favorite producers of white Burgundy and it was therefore a treat to taste - almost - the full range of 2013s with Jean-Marc Roulot in Meursault on my March trip to Burgundy. Photo: Jean-Marc Roulot … [Read more...]
Impressions from Domaine Roulot and Domaine Marc Roy
Day 2 of my Burgundy trip included visits at Domaine Roulot in Meursault and Domaine Marc Roy in Gevrey Chambertin. Photo: Alexandrine Roy of Domaine Marc Roy One could say .. from one end of Burgundy to the other .. bad logistic planning … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Meix Chaveaux 2010
The Meursault Meix Chaveaux 2010 is a mighty Meursault village. In the nose crisp citrus infused fruit and minerality - slightly floral and quite expressive. On the palate very pure and quite rich and weighty fruit .... long, focused and very … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Luchets 2012
The Meursault Les Luchets 2012 - located on the slope above Meix Chaveaux is showing a lovely mineral character and refinement and fullfilling the promise it showed from cask. In the nose airy but deep white orchard fruit with hints of acacia and a … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Luchets 2012
The Meursault Les Luchets 2012 - located on the slope above Meix Chaveaux is showing more mineral character and refinement. In the nose airy white orchard fruit with hints of acacia and a lovely citrus infused minerality. On the palate lovely … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Porusot 2012
The Porusot is a step up in mineralic intensity from the village wines ... in its own slightly edgy way. The nose offers an equal balance between white and yellow orchard fruits infused by a citrusy deep minerality. On the palate quite ample deep … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Tesson 2012
The Meursault Tesson 2012 is a step up in concentration and intensity from the Les Luchets. In the bouquet deeper and more intense fruit .. balanced more toward the intense yellow fruit ... with a deep more powerful minerality underneath the ample … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Meix Chaveaux 2012
The Miex Chaveaux 2012 is a step up in weight and concentration. On the palate pure and rather intense white and yellow fruit ... quite extrovert and openly knit. On the palate very good midpalate weight for this level .... lovely pure fruit ... with … [Read more...]
Domaine Roulot, Meursault 2012
The "generic" Meursault 2012 from Roulot is showing all the qualities of the vintage. The bouquet is quite forward offering a quite intense aromatic profile of white and yellow fruits spiced with a quite intense citrus infused minerality. On the … [Read more...]