Meursault

American  

[mur-soh, mœr-soh] / mɜrˈsoʊ, mœrˈsoʊ /

noun

1. a dry, white Burgundy wine produced in the district around Meursault in E France.

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Etymology

Origin of Meursault

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

More than 80 years after he was created in Albert Camus’s 1942 novella “The Stranger,” Meursault is still the same chilling prophet of alienation, a walking caricature of emotionlessness who is nevertheless spellbinding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Garten also likes to serve a Morgon and for white wine options, she suggests a Meursault or Montrachet.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

Daoud has written two previous novels, one of which - the much-praised Meursault Investigation - was a rewriting of Albert Camus’s The Stranger and was shortlisted for the Goncourt in 2015.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

“Maybe you choose a wine that acts like liquid butter like a Meursault or a white Burgundy.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

Without looking up at me he asked, “They’re not going to take him away from me, are they, Monsieur Meursault? They’ll give him back to me. Otherwise, what’s going to happen to me?”

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus