Winemaker Notes
This presents classic Meursault aromas of toasted nuts and ripe citrus. On the palate this medium-bodied white is supple, generous, and elegant with just enough bracing acidity to provide structure and length on the dry finish.
Professional Ratings
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Jasper Morris
Glycerol legs, some oak, but plenty of fruit energy. Then the wine on the palate kicks on to a whole extra degree of energy, an expansive Narvaux that never quite loses trace of its hillside nervosity. Barrel Sample: 90-92
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2023 Meursault Narvaux (Domaine Louis Jadot) is once again one of the highlights of the range, unwinding in the glass with notes of orange and lemon zest, toasted nuts, freshly baked bread and mint. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and racy, it's layered and mineral, with a long, penetrating finish.
Barrel Sample: 90-92
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Known to offer a magical balance of smoothness and freshness, Meursault's quality is hard to rival. The village lies in the middle of Côte de Beaune, just south of Volnay. Meursault is said to mean “mouse’s jump” because in the past the plots producing Pinot Noir and those producing Chardonnay were no more than a mouse’s jump from one another. Today the village is almost exclusively Chardonnay. A tiny bit of Pinot Noir is produced here with the best coming from Les Santenots on its northern side near Volnay.
While there are no Grands Crus, Meursault’s numerous acclaimed Premiers Crus can compete with any other top-notch white Burgundy. Some to know are Les Perrières, Les Genevrières, Les Charmes, Le Poruzot, Les Bouchères and Les Gouttes d’Or.
Meursault produces outstanding village level wines as well. In general great Premiers Crus and even village level Meursault (Chardonnay) have enticing aromas of lime peel, tropical fruit, crushed rocks, spice and hazelnut. On the palate there is a wonderful balance of brightness and a seductive length with flavors of white peach, pineapple and citrus.