Meursault

The Michael Shaps Chardonnay may not age as well as his Shaps et Roucher-Sarrazin Meursault, but it can definitely resemble its French role model.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010

For me, therefore, Meursault is not a piece of social wreckage, but a poor and naked man enamored of a sun that leaves no shadows.

Classics of Confusion 2008

So, wouldn’t it be safe to say that Camus sees something to admire in Meursault – his passion for truthfulness and the absolute?

Classics of Confusion 2008

In the end I chose a Meursault, which is what I’d call a nutty and grainy kind of bold white wine.

The Art and Craft of Entertaining Kimberly Kennedy 2005

In the end I chose a Meursault, which is what I’d call a nutty and grainy kind of bold white wine.

The Art and Craft of Entertaining Kimberly Kennedy 2005

"Meursault" like, with lots of creamy weight in its white fruits.

CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes) 2010

A few years ago, they formed Maison Shaps et Roucher-Sarrazin, a boutique wine label specializing in fine chardonnays from Meursault and pinot noir from various Burgundy appellations.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010

He vinifies it the same way he does premier cru white Burgundy from Meursault -- with about 50 percent of the wine fermented and aged in new oak barrels.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010

For example, Meursault in Burgundy is the name of a village with a particularly strong reputation for producing Chardonnay.

How to Read a Wine Label Will Lyons 2011

Among the whites, the Meursault 2007 ($52), made with hillside fruit grown at the highest point in the village, is minerally, vibrant and structured; the 2006 Meursault Premier Cru Les Cras ($75) is fatter and richer, with prominent oak. it was quite lively, changing by the minute in the glass.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010