Arnaud Ente Meursault La Goutte d Or 2003 Bouteille (75cl) ELA
Arnaud Ente Meursault La Goutte d’Or 2003 is a white Burgundy wine produced by Domaine Arnaud Ente in the Meursault appellation. 100% Chardonnay and classified as a Burgundy Premier Cru, it is associated with the Les Champlots parcel. The Wine Advocate awards it 90/100, describing it as a dense, oily-textured, medium-bodied Meursault with rich fruit depth, nutty notes, and minerality, featuring a long, smooth finish. Recommended drinking window: 2005 to 2011.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Slightly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Meursault
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Arnaud Ente
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Champlots
- Millésime
- 2003
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Arnaud Ente
Domaine Arnaud Ente is a family-run estate based in Meursault, in the Côte de Beaune. It cultivates four hectares of vineyards and produces Burgundy wines, notably in the Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet appellations. Arnaud Ente now works alongside his son Pierre, who is committed to carrying on the family business.
- Owner
- Famille Ente (Arnaud, Marie-Odile et Pierre Ente)
- Maître de chais
- Arnaud Ente
- Surface (ha)
- 4.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 15 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Arnaud Ente, the grandson of a winegrower, initially pursued a career in science before turning to viticulture. In 1992, he took over the vineyards of his in-laws in Meursault, where his father-in-law, Philippe Thévenot, was a winegrower. The estate was built up around these family-owned plots in the Côte de Beaune. Arnaud Ente subsequently expanded the business with his wife Marie-Odile, the daughter of a winegrower. The estate achieved organic certification in 2012, according to a professional profile published in 2019. Their son, Pierre Ente, who holds a BTS in viticulture and oenology, has joined the family business and is preparing to take it over. Arnaud and Pierre Ente are now involved in the vineyard work and cellar decisions. Since 2017, the estate has gradually introduced Wineglobe glass containers; the estate’s website states that, since 2023, these have been used for the vinification and ageing of white wines, as well as for the ageing of reds.
Les Champlots
Les Champlots is a Premier Cru classified climat of the AOC Saint-Aubin, located on the hillside overlooking the hamlet of Gamay. The 1953 wine cadastre identifies the lieu-dit Les Champlots in section A6 covering 7.4874 hectares; the regulatory designation "Les Champlots" can also cover the neighboring lieu-dit En Montceau. The site is described as steep and south-facing, with limestone soils comprising white marls or clays, deeper in its lower part. The examples of wines provided under the name Meursault Goutte d’Or correspond to a different climat and do not document Les Champlots de Saint-Aubin.
- Vineyard commune
- Saint-Aubin
- Exposure
- south
- Slope
- steep hillside with a strong slope
- Soil
- limestone soils; white marls and clays, deeper in the lower part
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Champlots appears in the wine cadastre of Saint-Aubin established in 1953, in section A6. The recognition of Saint-Aubin as an AOC dates back to 1937; a list of climats admitted for the Premier Cru mention was established in 1943, and then the specific parcel area of Premiers Crus was approved by the INAO on February 9 and 10, 1977. The current specifications explicitly cite Les Champlots among the climat denominations classified as Premier Cru.
