The 2012 Meursault Meix Chavaux has a much more expressive bouquet compared to the Bourgogne Blanc with lifted limestone and flint scents emerging with aeration. The palate is well-balanced with a pretty opening, furnished with hints of white peach and fresh lime, building nicely in the mouth towards a gentle spice-tinged finish. There is a pleasing fatness in the mouth here and impressive persistency. Due to the exceptionally late malolactic fermentation, I only tasted around half of Jean-Marc Roulot’s 2012s. It was the usual travails that discombobulated the vineyards in 2012: poor flowering, rain in the early half of the season and pressure of mildew. The hailstorm on June 30 affected Jean-Marc’s parcels in the north of Meursault village, the second in August more those in the south. I will return next year to make a full account of his 2012s, but here are the five that were in a representative condition to taste. Importer: Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524.

Brilliant aromas of white flowers, ripe apple and lemon cake herald this expressive white. Succulent and focused, with floral and stone fruit flavors tinged by citrus and an underlying mineral element. Fine length. Drink now through 2022.??–BS??Region: France / Burgundy / Meursault Select to Add