Meursault is an appellation in France, covering 443.4 ha in Meursault. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.3 km south-west of Beaune and 22 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône.
The largest white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune. No grand cru, but top premiers crus such as Perrières, Charmes and Genevrières give rich, nutty Chardonnay.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
227–381 m
Mean elevation
264 m
Mean slope
4.5° (8 %)
Steepest tenth
above 9°
Faces
east
Measured over the whole outline on 108,604 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
MeursaultRed
Pinot Noir
max 58 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Meursault Premier CruRed
Pinot Noir
max 56 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
MeursaultWhite
ChardonnayPinot Blanc
max 64 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Meursault Premier CruWhite
ChardonnayPinot Blanc
max 62 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.