Meursault

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Meursault is the most important village in Burgundy for white wine by volume and arguably by reputation — a paradox, given it has no Grand Crus. The village sits just north of Puligny-Montrachet, and its broader, more bowl-like exposures produce a Chardonnay of distinctive opulence: richer, rounder, and more immediately pleasurable than the taut architecture of Puligny, yet capable of profound complexity in the finest Premier Cru sites. Les Perrières, at the southern end of the village adjacent to the Puligny border, is the exception — a stony, vertical Premier Cru whose finest bottles compete with Grand Crus in quality and auction price. Jean-François Coche-Dury's Meursault Perrières is perhaps the single most sought-after white wine in Burgundy: it is made in tiny quantities and commands prices that far exceed most Grands Crus. Comtes Lafon and Guy Roulot are the other two cornerstone producers. Meursault accounts for more white Burgundy lots at auction than any other individual village appellation.

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