Address: 21190 Meursault France
Phone: +33 (0) 3 80 26 22 75
Website: www.meursault.com
Tastings and tours available

The origin of the Chateau de Meursault goes back to the 11th century. In 1666, the owner Pierre de Blancheton, lawyer in the Parliament of Burgundy will remain there until the Revolution. At the beginning of the 19th century the estate was extended, largely due to the influence of the Serre family who made important architectural modifications and considerably developed the vineyards. Following several different successions, the Estate was bequeathed to the Count of Moucheron who bequeathed it to his oldest son, Etienne. At this moment, the estate represents around a quarter of its subsequent area.

In 1973, André Boisseaux, founder of the Group Kriter, bought the Chateau and restored it with a lot of energy and taste. The Estate of Chateau de Meursault comprises 60 hectares of vines, all situated in the Côte de Beaune, around the towns of Aloxe Corton, Savigny-les-Beaune, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. An elegant building with white stones, the Chateau de Meursault is one of the most visited estates in the Côte d’Or. It welcomes around 20,000 visitors per year who come to taste and buy the wine.

Frequent tasting permit the judging of the type and the length of the maturing so that perfect harmony can be respected between the terroir of the wine and its wood character. All the wines are bottled in the Chateau. The bottles staying a minimum of a year in the cellar before labelling and selling the wine. The maturing underlines the real qualities of each wine while respecting the terroir (the lighter wines only seeing for a brief period the new wood.).

Some white wines, as the Chateau de Meursault, Meursault Premier Cru mature for part of the time in new barrels and for part in one-year-old barrels. The average length of the maturing is from 12 to 18 months depending on the appellations.

The Domaine du Château de Meursault possess vines that have the Premier Cru appellations following :
Puligny-Montrachet Champ Canet
Meursault-Charmes, Meursault Perrières
Volnay Clos des Chênes
Pommard Clos des Epenots
Beaune Cent Vignes
Beaune Grèves
Beaune Fèves, Toussaints et Clos du Roi
Savigny les Peuillets