Jasper Morris 4**** Star Rating
89 pts
Bottled end August. Includes their own Hautes Côtes vines (7 year old) and their Auxey Blanc very young vines, Maranges blanc (too small for a separate cuvée) plus 5ha below Meursault. The total is 650 hectolitres of which 150 hectos is purchased fruit. So there is lots of it. Makes sure you get some! Mid lemon yellow, the nose is on the sunnier side, the palate has some built in austerity from the texture, and with proper Burgundian grip. Clive Coates would have liked it. Altogether excellent on the palate, though the bouquet is currently simpler. Lovely aftertaste. Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Oct 2024.

Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Average Age of the Vines: 30 years
The grapes for this Chardonnay are picked near the appellation of Meursault, on average 80% within the Meursault AOC.

Winemaking
Pressing of the entire grapes in pneumatic press
Indigenous yeasts
Fermentation for 8-10 weeks in oak barrels, 15-20% new
Temperature control (64-68°F)
Maturing on lees for 11 months Bâtonnage (stirring of the lees) depending on the vintage
Complete malolactic fermentation Bottling after 1 racking

ABOUT THE WINERY
Joseph Matrot (1881-1963), the grandson of owners of a family wine estate in Puligny-Montrachet and Blagny, lived with his wife, Marguerite Amoignon, and their three children at Château d’Evelle. Marguerite also owned a beautiful wine estate in Meursault. In 1914, they took up residence in Marguerite’s family home, which is today the seat of Domaine Matrot, and decided to develop and extend the estate. Over the course of generations, Domaine Matrot continued to expand with the addition of new vineyard holdings, and in 2000 began harvesting the vineyards organically. Today, sisters Adèle and Elsa Matrot are in charge of the management and winemaking of the Domaine, ensuring that the family-run domaine will be in good hands for many years to come. Observing careful cultivation and vinification techniques, Domaine Matrot wines offer purity of fruit and terroir-driven character.