Pinot Beurot
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, creamy chicken fricassee, mild semi-hard cheeses like young Comté
✨ Technical Specifications
In the heart of Burgundy, where Chardonnay reigns supreme, Château de Meursault preserves a rare and historic treasure: the Pinot Beurot. This ancient grape variety is the local Burgundian name for Pinot Gris, so called because the dusty, grayish-pink hue of its ripe skins closely resembled 'bure,' the coarse, rustic woolen robes worn by the medieval Cistercian monks of Cîteaux who originally shaped the region's viticultural heritage. While Pinot Beurot has largely vanished from modern Burgundy vineyards, Château de Meursault honors this legacy by cultivating a small parcel. The resulting white wine is fermented and aged in French oak barrels, marrying the grape's natural richness, spice, and stone-fruit flavors with the elegant structure and mineral precision characteristic of the estate's Côte de Beaune terroir.
🍾 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
Pinot Beurot
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%