Domaine Xavier Monnot’s 2023 Meursault “Les Chevalières” is a village-level lieu-dit Chardonnay from a stony, hillside site behind Meursault toward Auxey-Duresses, a setting known for bringing extra mineral drive and firmness. The estate—renamed from Domaine René Monnier when Xavier Monnot took over in 2005—works sustainably under *lutte raisonnée* and is best known for whites that aim for clarity and balance. This bottling is raised about 12–14 months in French oak with a modest 15–20% new wood, a regimen that typically adds seasoning rather than overt barrel imprint. At roughly 13% alcohol and effectively dry (about 0.5 g/L residual sugar), it’s built on freshness, with reported pH around 3.22.

Professional reviews cluster tightly in the low 90s, signaling a consistently strong wine across palates. Wine Spectator (91 points) calls it “sleek and toasty,” highlighting “vanilla, peach, apple and smoke flavors” with “fine midpalate intensity and a racy profile,” and notes “excellent length, revealing an underlying mineral accent.” Wine Spectator suggests drinking “now through 2030” and reports production details: “430 cases made, 65 cases imported.”

Vinous’ Neal Martin rates it 92 (90–92) and focuses on site character and structure, citing a “nicely detailed bouquet, with fine mineralité and a touch of sea spray,” plus a palate “well balanced with fine acidity,” showing “a little more tension… and a dash of white pepper toward the finish.” That 92-point assessment stands as the top review here and an excellent endorsement of the wine’s precision.

Jasper Morris (Inside Burgundy) awards 91 points, describing it as “slightly more floral on a white fruit base,” and emphasizing its restraint: “lovely stylish, really fine-boned… very persistent, fresh acidity, gentle and gracious.”

Taken together, this is a Meursault that leans more toward tension, mineral nuance, and persistence than sheer richness, with enough oak-derived toast to frame—not mask—the fruit.