Domaine Pierre Matrot

The Matrot domaine is one of the oldest estate-bottlers in Burgundy and one of the largest and most important properties in Meursault. It is widely represented on the wine lists of France’s greatest restaurants, and has been distributed in the United States for over thirty years. Thierry Matrot and his wife, Pascale, are the owners.  The domaine farms about three-quarters of its 45 acres, some of the finest vineyards in the heart of Burgundy. ...

Situated south of Dijon in the département of Côte-d’Or, Meursault is a Burgundian village in the heart of the Côte de Beaune and famous for its great white wines and its subtle, tender and elegant reds. It has a population of 1,600 inhabitants and a surface area of 1,622 ha, 1,005 of which are AOC vineyards (appellations of controlled origin) and planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Aligoté vines.  The Matrot and Loiselet families (Jeanne,...

A wine must be the reflection of its terroir and its vintage. The first step in preserving all of the different characteristics of my wines is to carry out careful and attentive work in the vineyards. During the sixties, the Domaines Matrot did not escape the “chemical years” in winegrowing. It was not until my arrival on the estate in 1976 that chemical fertilisers were abandoned and replaced by organic products. It was at the same time that ...