2009 White Wine

Burghound, 93 points: A soupçon of exotic fruit adds breadth to the otherwise pure aromas of white peach pear and lychee nut that merge seamlessly into rich intense powerful and palate staining full-bodied flavors that possess excellent...

View From The Cellar, 97 points: The 2009 William Fèvre Les Clos is a brilliant wine in the making. This is one of the most minerally complex examples of the vintage that I tasted during my trip, as the wine simply soars from the glass in a profound...

Vinous, 94 points: Bright yellow. The most high-pitched and mineral-driven of this year's chardonnays displaying scents of chalk dust lime zest lemongrass and green apple with a potent floral quality that gains strength with air. Strikingly...

Vinous, 91 points: Bright orange-gold. Aromas of apricot, bitter orange peel and honey-roasted nuts. Very sweet and glyceral, with a flavor of apricot nectar joined by notes of walnut and almond. Extremely rich wine with ripe, harmonious...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2009 Meix Chavaux, which lies downhill from Vireuils and Luchets, has a delicate flinty nose that is nicely defined, but if truth be told, I was anticipating a little more attach and vigor. The palate has an...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: A taut steely very mineral wine showing a tense textured character. Fruit flavors run from grapefruit to peach with a delicious tang of zest along the way. With its acidity and structure this is a wine for long-term...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2009 Meursault Luchets is rich, round and supple. It is one of the more open, accessible wines from Roulot in 2009. Layers of warm, radiant fruit caress the palate in stunning style. Mineral notes appear on the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: The 2009 Meursault Vireuils is crystalline, pure and beautiful. It shows the influence of the cold microclimate in its perfume and minerality, both of which serve to balance the inherent ripeness of the year. The Vireuils...