Meursault
The white wines from Meursault are among the finest white wines in France.
It seems that white wine has always been grown in Meursault, as early as 1050.
A third of the production in Meursault has a Premier Cru label and is of great quality. The best of the best are Les Perrières, Les Charmes, les Gouttes d'Or.
Meursault wine information:
Appellations in Meursault:
Appellation Meursault Controlée
Appellation Meursault Premier Cru
Appellation Volnay-Santenots Premier Cru (red wine)
Location:
In Cote de Beaune, south of Volnay and north of Puligny Montrachet
Place:
Meursault
Soil:
Limestone
Marl
Size:
440 ha (1,090 acres)
Production:
2.5 million bottles
Limited production of red wine
Grapes:
Chardonnay
Type of wines:
Unctuous dry white wine
Age:
3 to 15 years
Vintages:
(recommended) 2003, 2002, 1999, 1996, 1993, 1990, 1989
Aromas:
Almond
Apple
Nut
Meursault and Food:
Fish in white sauce
Cheese with Meursault:
Cantal
Chaource
Coulommiers
Epoisses
Reblochon
Saint Marcellin
Vacherin
