Jean-Marc Roulot has developed something of cult-like status for his wines, perhaps second only to those of Coche-Dury in the village of Meursault. The reasons for this are quite simple: they are of excellent quality; they can be exceedingly difficult to obtain; and above all, they are absolutely compelling.
Drawing from a little less than nine hectares of vineyards, including four premier crus of painfully small sizes, the vineyards have all been organic for around 20 years, and in more recent times are gradually being converted to biodynamics.
Roulot’s wines are invariably very complex wines, whilst less rich than those of, say, Comte Lafon, they are still fully-flavoured and age superbly.
92 Points Allen Meadows
Here too there is enough reduction to render the nose tough to read at present. More interesting are the bigger, richer and more powerful flavors that manage to deliver this additional size and weight with a certain amount of refinement as well as slightly better depth and persistence on the markedly drier finale. As usual, this is the best of Roulot’s villages level offerings.