du Chateau
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted chicken, grilled white fish, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Clos du Château' is a signature white Burgundy from Château de Meursault, crafted from a historic 8-hectare monopole vineyard situated directly in front of the majestic château. Although classified as a Bourgogne Blanc, this wine benefits from a terroir of exceptional quality, featuring clay-limestone soils over a hard limestone bedrock that closely mirrors the prestigious village-level plots of Meursault. The grapes are hand-harvested, gently pressed, and fermented in French oak barrels. The wine is then aged in the estate's legendary 12th-century double-vaulted cellars, resulting in a Chardonnay of remarkable elegance, balancing vibrant citrus and white flower aromas with a rich, buttery texture and a distinct mineral backbone.
🍾 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
12.5-13.5%