Meursault

noun

Meur·​sault mər-ˈsō 

mə-, 

mœ- 

: a dry white burgundy wine

Examples of Meursault in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their Meursault Charmes Premier Cru is medium straw colored to the eye and has a bouquet of acacia blossom, river rock, white peach, and pear. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026

Visitors can follow the Route des Grands Crus to villages like Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, and Puligny-Montrachet. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Our guide Sebastian is emphatic, pouring an elegant and perfumed Chambolle-Musigny from one of Côte de Nuits’s most seductive villages, and a rich, eclectic Meursault Chardonnay with abundance. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2026

Benjamin Voisin won Best Actor for his performance as the novel’s nihilist protagonist Meursault. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026

Bulgarian grape harvesters work in the vineyards of Chateau de Meursault in Meursault, in the Burgundy region of central-eastern France, on August 26, 2025. — Holly Ellyatt,charlotte Reed, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025

During a visit to the seaside, Meursault bumps into an old friend, Marie (the excellent Rebecca Marder). — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025

This is not the kind of struggle that Meursault is likely to concern himself with. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025

Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Meursault, commune in France

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above