2020 Meursault, Les Luchets, Domaine Roulot, Burgundy

The 2020 Meursault Luchets shows the more extroverted style of the year nicely. Creamy and beautifully layered, the Luchets is redolent of pear, apricot, dried flowers, chamomile and mint that envelop the palate effortlessly. The Luchets is so inviting, even in the very early going. A burst of mineral and stony notes lend freshness on the close. The 2020 is impressive and so promising.

“Two thousand-twenty was an easy growing season for the vines, despite the lockdown,” Jean-Marc Roulot explained when I saw him in early December. “It was an early year, without any real sanitary issues. We were a bit fearful towards the end, as ripening picked up quickly, but we were prepared for an August harvest. All the fruit came in between August 20 through 29, the earliest ever,” he added. Yields were a generous 40 to 45 hectoliters, a stark difference from 2021, when yields were less than 10 hectoliters per hectare. I tasted all the wines from tank prior to bottling, which is scheduled to start with the Bourgogne Blanc in January 2022.

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Neal Martin, Vinous.com (December 2021)