"Roulot's 2023 Clos des Bouchères is impossibly seductive, boasting a ripe pear fruit aroma with a floral note and hints of coconut water, flinty minerality, and smoky reduction. Winemaker Paul Delorme notes that the Clos des Bouchères is a stony vineyard, similar to Perrières. The texture is powerful, concentrated, and yet elegant with its saline edge. According to Delorme, the trick is to put the lees into suspension with a quick stirring before malolactic and then leave it alone since Roulot wants to bottle when the wine is slightly reductive. (Drink between 2025-2045)" -Decanter, 95DE
Domaine Roulot has always been among the best producers of Chardonnay in Burgundy. Under the guidance of Jean-Marc Roulot, the domaine is now amongst the few whose wines are always sold out even before they are in bottle. Domaine Roulot is an old family estate based in Meursault since 1820. It was Guy Roulot, Michele and Jean-Marc’s father, who raised this estate to the level of excellence that we know today. His marriage to Geneviève Coche, following his achievements in adding additional prime parcels to the family’s holdings put the estate in the spotlight. A generation before, the domaine was more adept at distilling their grapes rather than vinifying. As a result, Domaine Roulot has become the master of the lieu-dit, not to mention the five premier cru parcels they farm in Meursault and Monthelie.
Jean-Marc Roulot returned to the estate in 1989, increasing the domain’s holdings through mix of vineyards purchase and fermage contracts. Les Boucheres is a relatively small cru and has become one of the most refined and sought-after expressions of Meursault. This monopole of Domaine Roulot (1.377 ha) is located almost in the middle of the climat “Bouchères” which covers 4.238 ha in total. Its shallow, stony soils lie over oolitic limestone laced with marl and clamshells....are amazing.
