Clos des Grands Charrons
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2036
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
Château de Meursault's Clos des Grands Charrons is a celebrated village-level monopole situated on a gentle slope just west of the town of Meursault. The name 'Charrons' historically references the wheelwrights (charrons) who operated along the ancient Roman pathways cutting through these vineyards. This exceptional terroir features stony, clay-limestone soils rich in calcium, which imparts a distinctive mineral tension and structural elegance to the Chardonnay. Meticulously fermented and aged in French oak barrels, this wine beautifully captures the classic Meursault archetype, balancing a rich, textured palate of toasted hazelnuts and ripe stone fruits with a vibrant, limestone-driven acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
With origins tracing back to the eleventh century and historical cellars excavated beneath its sprawling estate, Château de Meursault represents one of the largest and most storied domaines in the Côte de Beaune. Acquired in 2012 by Olivier Halley and managed by Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, the estate spans roughly 65 hectares over more than one hundred distinct parcels across Aloxe-Corton, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Beaune, Volnay, Pommard, Meursault, and Puligny-Montrachet. Viticulture is strictly organic, achieving full certification across its climats with the 2022 vintage. Terroirs feature varied Jurassic limestone and clay marls on east- and southeast-facing slopes, farmed with an emphasis on biodiversity and living soils. Vinification balances Burgundian tradition with cutting-edge, low-carbon geothermal infrastructure, employing optical berry sorting, precise temperature-regulated fermentation, and measured French oak maturation. The domaine's benchmark whites include the flagship monopole Clos du Château, Premier Cru Charmes, and Premier Cru Perrières, accompanied by elegant Côte de Beaune reds and rare bottlings like Pinot Beurot.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%