2007 Meursault Les Tessons

Roulot’s 2007 Meursault Tesson Clos de Mon Plaisir represents his monopole in an impressive light, combining luscious lime and grapefruit with roasted pumpkin and brown spices; exhibiting satiny texture and glycerin richness along with brightness; and finishing with impressive persistence incorporating an underlying stoniness. A musky floral and citrus oil aura hangs over the entire, elegant performance here. This should be well worth following for at least 6-8 years. Jean-Marc Roulot as usual racked his 2007s back into tank one year after their early September harvest, then let them rest on their fine lees there for 5-6 months before bottling, believing – as did so many growers – that the 2007s needed time to evolve before bottling. He considers himself to have had an advantage this year due to his predominance of northerly, high-elevation sites that benefited from breezes to ward off rot, and especially able to benefit from the north wind that brought general drying and concentration at the beginning of September. Finished alcohols hover around 12.5, “and lower degrees are no handicap as far as I am concerned,” opines Roulot. Still, he acknowledges that perhaps he might have done well to hold off a few more days with the harvest in certain parcels. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524