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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Bourgogne Aligoté
Aligoté 20-80 years Clay, Limestone N/A
Bourgogne Blanc
(vines planted in village of Meursault)
Chardonnay 30-40 years Clay, Limestone 2.64 ha
Auxey-Duresses Blanc
Chardonnay 60 years Clay, Limestone .48 ha
Meursault
Les Tessons, Clos de Mon Plaisir
Chardonnay Planted in 1951, 1961 Clay, Limestone .85 ha
Meursault
Les Tillets
Chardonnay Planted in 1974 Clay, Limestone .49 ha
Meursault
Les Meix-Chavaux
Chardonnay 50 years Clay, Limestone .95 ha
Meursault
Les Vireuils
Chardonnay Planted in 1950s Clay, Limestone .67 ha
Meursault Porusots 1er Cru
(a blend of two vineyards-Le Porusots, and Porusots Dessous)
Chardonnay 25-50 years Clay, Limestone .42 ha
Meursault
Les Luchets
Chardonnay Planted in 1929 Clay, Limestone 1.03 ha
Meursault-Bouchères 1er Cru
Chardonnay 30-40 years Clay, Limestone N/A
Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru
Chardonnay Planted in 1940s Clay, Limestone .28 ha
Meursault-Perrières 1er Cru
Chardonnay Planted in 1960s Clay, Limestone .26 ha
Bourgogne Rouge
(a blend of parcels in Volnay and Puligny)
Pinot Noir N/A Clay, Limestone N/A
Monthelie Rouge
Pinot Noir Planted in late 1980s Clay, Limestone .36 ha
Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Rouge
Pinot Noir 30-40 years Clay, Limestone .73 ha
Bourgogne Blanc **
Chardonnay N/A Clay, Limestone N/A
Meursault Les Vireuils **
Chardonnay N/A Clay, Limestone N/A
Meursault-Genevrières 1er Cru **
Chardonnay Clay, Limestone
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Le Cailleret”**
Chardonnay N/A Clay, Limestone N/A
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru **
Chardonnay N/A Clay, Limestone N/A
Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru **
Chardonnay N/A Clay, Limestone N/A
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

**Denotes wine from Jean-Marc Roulot’s micro-negociant project. All grapes are hand-harvested and selected in the vineyard, and wines are vinified, raised, and bottled in the Roulot cellars by Jean-Marc Roulot.

• Vineyards are farmed organically

• The majority of vines are pruned in Guyot, with some in Cordon

• Soils are plowed regularly

• Yields are limited by de-budding

• A rigorous sorting of the grapes follows the harvest


Whites:

• All of the whites (except the Aligoté) are fermented in oak barriques, an average of 15-18% of which are new
• Aligoté ferments in stainless steel
• Whites are lightly stirred on their lees every three to four weeks, until malolactic fermentation
• Wines undergo malolactic fermentation
• Aligoté ages in stainless steel and is bottled after one year
• Bourgogne Blanc ages in both barrel and stainless steel
• Whites (except Aligoté) age in barrel sur lie for 11 months, then are racked to stainless steel for 7 more months of aging before bottling

Reds:

• Grapes are de-stemmed
• Vinification in open top, wooden cuves
• Must is kept at a low temperature for 3-4 days before fermentation starts
• Fermentation lasts about 12 days, with pump-overs and occasional punch-downs
• Reds age for 12-15 months in barrel, 15-18% of which is new

General Information

Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Appellation(s)
Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne, Monthelie, Auxey Duresses, Meursault
Producer
Jean-Marc Roulot
Founded
ca 1930
Annual Production
N/A
Farming
Organic (certified)
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