Definition of Meursault in English:
Meursault
noun ˈməːsəʊməːˈsəʊmərˈsō
mass nounA burgundy wine, typically white, produced near Beaune.
Example sentencesExamples
- The latest sales statistics from France show that even the famous white-wine towns of Burgundy, Puligny, Chassagne, Meursault and Chablis are losing sales this year.
- A concentrated style of Chardonnay that many New World wineries have given up on, the residual sales and adoration of Meursault would suggest that the New World is in error.
- While March saw the commencement of relaxed wine labelling laws, simply having the word Chardonnay on a bottle of Chablis or Meursault will not bring the necessary changes.
- The Meursault turned out be a Chablis, the Sancerre a Chenin Blanc from Vouvray, and what I thought was a Chardonnay turned out to be a Verdicchio from Italy.
- In the dark and cold of his cellar Dominique dips his glass wine thief into the first barrel of Meursault.
- Forty quid is a lot for Spanish plonk, but it came on like a seventy quid Meursault which is the sort of grog you want to be swilling in a gaff like this.
Origin
Named after a commune in the Côte d'Or region of France.