François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2024 Fortified Wine and a mineral-driven finish—pure

and a mineral-driven finish—pure

rainy Tuscan vintage that demanded strict bunch selection before drying

precise and dry

Mencia is sometimes called the Pinot Noir of Spain

where the tendency is already toward finesse rather than power

François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2024 Fortified Wine and a mineral-driven finish—pureThe Land Meursault has no grand cru, but its best premier crus play in that league, and Les Charmes is the plush, sensual heart of them. It is the largest of the Meursault 1ers, spread across 31 hectares on the lower, gentler slope between the village and Puligny. Mikulski's parcel is tiny, 0. 66 hectares of vines averaging around 50 years old, farmed since 1992 on a sharecropping arrangement. The subsoil is a bed of limestone slabs, and that rock is