Meursault: The Chardonnay Interlude

How to Complete

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   Taste at Château de Meursault

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   The 11th-century château with the largest cellar tour in Burgundy.

   Book at chateau-meursault.com - tours from €35. The cellar holds 600,000 bottles under ancient stone vaults. Walk the full route (takes 30 minutes) before the tasting. End with their Meursault Premier Cru Perrières - one of the best whites in Burgundy.

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   Compare Reds and Whites

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   Meursault also makes (rare) red wine - find it for a revelation.

   Ask any tasting room for Meursault Rouge. Very few producers make it (~5% of production), but comparing the same terroir in red and white is a sommelier masterclass. Domaine Roulot occasionally has it.

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   Walk the Perrières Vineyard

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   The Premier Cru that should probably be Grand Cru.

   From the village, walk south toward Puligny-Montrachet. Les Perrières is on the slope to your right - white stones visible in the soil (perrières = quarries). The stoniness creates wines of intense minerality.

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Insider Tips

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  Meursault was supposedly Napoleon's second-choice wine after Chambertin

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  The Paulée de Meursault (November) is one of the world's great wine festivals - bring your own great bottles to share

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  Many Meursault producers also make Volnay (red) - ask to compare