Domaine Roulot has always been among the best producers of Chardonnay in Burgundy. Under the guidance of Jean-Marc Roulot, the domaine is now amongst the few whose wines are always sold out even before they are in bottle. Jean Marc's wines have the same precision and energy as the individual. Like the man, they are full of spirit and intensity. Domaine Roulot is an old family estate based in Meursault since 1820. It was Guy Roulot, Michele and Jean-Marc’s father, who raised this estate to the level of excellence that we know today. His marriage to Geneviève Coche, following his achievements in adding additional prime parcels to the family’s holdings put the estate in the spotlight. A generation before, the domaine was more adept at distilling their grapes rather than vinifying. As a result, Domaine Roulot has become the master of the lieu-dit, not to mention the five premier cru parcels they farm in Meursault and Monthelie. Guy’s sudden death in 1982 left the family in transition, with Ted Lemon, an American who stepped up as cellar master before returning to California to found Littorai estate. Jean-Marc Roulot returned to the estate in 1989, putting his acting career in Paris on pause. Since his return to Meursault, Jean­-Marc kept increasing the domain’s holdings through mix of vineyards purchase and fermage contracts. Les Boucheres is a relatively small cru, totaling around 4.41 ha under vines, and Jean-Marc’s Clos des Bouchères is walled off slice of this cru, about 1.38 hectares in total, planted in 1950 and 1980. Jean-Marc acquired this Clos in 2011. Its shallow, stony soils lie over oolitic limestone laced with marl and clamshells, adding distinct salinity to the wine. Bouchères is all length on the palate; intense, elegant and refined.