Monthélie Les Champs Fulliot Roulot 2008 (White)

Domaine Roulot, located in Meursault, is a family farm whose origins go back to the end of the 18th century. Guy Roulot has made this domaine one of the best of appellations (alongside Domaines such as Dominique Lafon and Coche Dury) and it now produces some of the best white wines of all Burgundy. Jean-Marc Roulot took over his father's domaine in 1989, casting aside his career as an actor (although he did not totally abandon it). The 11-hectare vineyard has been certified as organic farming since 1998 and biodynamic since the early 2000s. The vines are generally quite old, planted in the 1950-1960s from mass selection, mainly in white. Jean-Marc Roulot is unanimously recognised by his peers and by enthusiasts around the world, for his biological approach to the care given to vines, strict control of yields and perfectly controlled vinification and élevage with little intervention. Jean-Marc Roulot has chosen to vinify separately the different cuvées of Meursault villages to restore their specific characteristics. The wines are distinguished by their purity, freshness and fine minerality, thanks to harvesting with the correct ripeness. They are of an exceptionally high quality and have an assertive style. However, they are highly sought after and difficult to obtain.

Le domaine Roulot, dirigé par Jean-Marc Roulot et installé à Meursault, produit parmi les plus grands vins du village. Il a choisi, dès la fin des années 1990, d'adopter un style qui lui est particulier : des vins droit et purs, traçants, aux maturités justes. Il a ce faisant ouvert la voie aux vins blancs de Meursault droits, parfois maigres, verticaux et minéraux. Depuis, le style de Meursault s'est défini sur ce nouveau fondement, de vins parcellaires aux maturités justes et à la définition exemplaire. Ses vins sont d'une verticalité et minéralité exemplaires. Ils demandent quelques années de garde afin de se fondre et de se révéler.
Ce monthélie 1er cru est l'une des deux seules appellations dont il dispose en dehors du village de Meursault. Il offre des notes croquantes, à la maturité juste, sur la craie et les agrumes. Une fin de bouche patissière, en jeunesse, apporte un confort supplémentaire qu'une longue garde saura fondre. Un superbe vin, de haut-niveau.

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