Winemaker Notes
Wine with great minerality. The register is oriented mainly on the aromatic flint. The mouth is lively and full of complexity.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
This 'little brother of Perrières' is one of the signatures of Girardin. It is produced from 50% Narvaux Dessous, 30% Gorge de Narvaux and 20% Chaume de Narvaux; each picked separately, with Dessous being the first and Chaume last as it is the coldest. This has an enchanting nose of ginger, white pepper and wood spice, while there is plenty of extract here and a powerful structure. A marvellous wine for its level.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Offering up aromas of pear, baking spices, white flowers and a vintage-typical hint of clear honey, the 2019 Meursault Les Narvaux is medium- to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a sweet core of fruit balanced by tangy acids and chalky grip. The hillside site and the long élevage favored at this address are a good fit for the inherently ripe, concentrated 2019 vintage.
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Wine Spectator
Aromatic and well-defined, this white reveals lemon and apple flavors, with flourishes of vanilla and baking spice. Though vibrant and precise, this has a harmonious, elegant feel, too. Nutty finish.
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.