St Romain
Until 1947 St Romain was part of the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, the vineyards being set back from the main Côte and mostly at higher elevation. Covering just 98 hectares, the village produces mostly mineral whites and some light reds. The best wines offer remarkable value.
Until 1947 St Romain was part of the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, the vineyards being set back from the main Côte and mostly at higher elevation (around 300 to 400 metres above sea-level). But there is enough class in the mineral white wines (which make up two-thirds of production), and charm in the lightish reds in a warm year that the village is worthy of its own appellation, covering just 98 hectares. The best wines offer remarkable value.
Recommended producer: Alain Gras
Bottle
£22.00
A product of 50-year-old vines grown on white soils suited to Chardonnay, this is an outstanding wine for the appellation. With a precise, clear-cut nose and a touch of apple, the wine is quite floral, very attractive, ripe and unusually concentrated for St Romain.
This promising domaine, recently established in Meursault, despite having its origins in the Hautes Côtes village of Meloisey, is now reaching a new level of maturity. This year they will bottle everything themselves for the first time and there are some new 1ers Crus to offer. There is not much quantity of any individual cuvée available and prices remain extremely reasonable, so I strongly suggest you to take a good look at Sébastien’s reds in particular.