Domain Jean Marc Roulot Meursault Boucheres 2016
The 2016 Domaine Jean-Marc Roulot Meursault Les Bouchères is a premier cru white Burgundy wine from the Meursault appellation. Crafted entirely from 100% chardonnay, it comes from the Les Bouchères climat, also known as Clos des Bouchères. This walled plot of approximately 1,3 hectares is a monopole of the estate, which vinifies it as a distinct cuvée.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Meursault
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Jean Marc Roulot
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Bouchères
- Millésime
- 2016
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Jean Marc Roulot
Domaine Jean-Marc Roulot is a family-run estate based in Meursault, on the Côte de Beaune. Managed by Jean-Marc Roulot since 1989, it mainly cultivates Chardonnay plots in Meursault, as well as a few vineyards in neighbouring appellations. The vineyard is managed using organic and biodynamic farming methods.
- Owner
- Jean-Marc Roulot
- Maître de chais
- Éric Bodin
- Surface (ha)
- 15.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 80 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Roulot family has been based in Meursault since the late 18th century. The estate, in its modern form, developed primarily from the 1950s onwards under the leadership of Guy Roulot, born in 1929. His marriage to Geneviève Coche coincided with the expansion of the family’s wine-growing estate. Guy Roulot played a key role in promoting the separate bottling of wines from several ‘lieux-dits’ in Meursault. Following his death in 1982, the estate was temporarily managed by a succession of winemakers. His son Jean-Marc Roulot, who was then pursuing a career as an actor in Paris, finally took over the estate in January 1989. He continued to expand the vineyard and converted the vines to organic farming from 1999 onwards. The estate is now run by Jean-Marc Roulot, with Éric Bodin as cellar master and head of winemaking at his side.
Les Bouchères
Les Bouchères is a climat officially classified as a Premier Cru of the AOC Meursault, located mid-slope between Les Gouttes d'Or to the north and Porusot to the south. Professional sources dedicated to this site describe a steep hillside, facing south-east, with pale clay-limestone, pebbly, and very stony soils. Good drainage is associated with the steep inclination and abundance of stones. The production specifications authorize this climat for still white or red wines, although the reference studied is a white wine.
- Vineyard commune
- Meursault
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name evokes the bushes and scrub present before the vines were planted; "bouchères" belongs to the regional family of terms derived from wood or bush.
- Exposure
- South-east
- Slope
- Steep slope, described as very steep
- Soil
- Pale clay-limestone, pebbly, and very stony soils
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- Partial farming via Clos des Bouchères, a monopole of the estate
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Bouchères appears in the regulatory list of Meursault climats that can accompany the "Premier Cru" designation. The AOC Meursault was recognized on July 31, 1937, and the specific plot area intended for Premiers Crus was approved by the INAO on September 5 and 6, 2001. No more specific historical event regarding the climat has been recorded due to a lack of sufficiently precise institutional documentation.
