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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Philippe_C on 4/11/2023 & rated 92 points: Nice white apple, white flowers.. taste the fatness of Meursault, but lacking a bit tension and citrus for it's pedigree... Good, but not great (708 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 10/17/2021: Direct with rich power. (947 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 10/5/2021 & rated 89 points: 100% organically farmed Chardonnay from a parcel approximately 50 years old. Aged in 228-liter oak pièces (20% new, 80% once, twice or three times used). 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
Quite youthful yellow-green color. Ripe nose of zesty citrus fruits, some mirabelle plums, light notes of hay and dried herbs, a little bit of nutty almond character, a primary hint of juicy pear and a touch of creamy oak. The wine is juicy, ripe and moderately full-bodied on the palate with somewhat sweet-toned flavors of mirabelle plums and almond-driven nuttiness, some sweet creamy oak tones, a little bit of stony minerality, light primary notes of juicy pear, a hint of sweet Golden Delicious apple and a touch of hay. The overall feel is quite round but still pretty balanced, thanks to the medium-to-moderately high acidity. The finish is fresh but quite fruity and sweet-toned with medium-long flavors of ripe red apple, some creamy oak tones, a little bit of almond, light stony mineral notes and a hint of sweet oak spice.
A very ripe, fruity and somewhat atypical Meursault - I honestly guessed this was either a Soave Classico or a Verdicchio from Marche. The mirabelle-driven fruit notes and nuances of hay and almond were something I haven't seen much in Chardonnay and were much closer to what I've seen in Italian whites, which is why I didn't think of Burgundy at all. The other was that ripe, fruit-forward nature of the wine and relatively modest acidity for a Côte de Beaune white - these 2018s just don't seem to have the cut and freshness I look for in a white Burgundy. So all in all, this is not a bad wine, but it feels more like a well-made Verdicchio or a Soave Classico that has seen some wood than a 1er Cru Meursault. If I had been waiting for a classic Meursault, I'd be a little bit disappointed. (1433 views) |
| Domaine François Mikulski Producer web site
Francois Mikulski is not your typical Burgundian. His father fled Poland in 1939 to join the French resistance and married a French woman after the war. Francois was raised in Belgium but from a young age became enamored with the life of his uncle, Pierre Boillot, who was making wine in Meursault. As his uncle had a few hectares of vines and children who didn’t want to work them, everything was in place for him to dive right into the vigneron métier. He's spent significant amounts of time internationally, studying winemaking across California and Oregon and travels extensively to exchange ideas with fellow producers. His labels resemble simple writing on a chalkboard, lacking the regal crests and old-fashioned fonts that adorn most in Burgundy. He has slowly and meticulously expanded his holdings to a little over 8 hectares, and his vines are old, and often exceptionally old.
Though his whole story and presentation is somewhat radical in this most traditional of regions, the only thing radical about his wines is how outrageously pure and delicious they are. He uses at most 20 percent new oak, even on his best cuvées, and seeks restraint and minerality above all else. His style is most often compared to Roulot, perhaps the most revered producer in Meursault, and whose wines sell for three times the price. The wines are almost always under 13% alcohol, and their weightless power and sheer intensity is unable to be replicated in other Chardonnay growing regions. The 2010's are exceptional wines from a vintage that was made for Mikulski’s style. If you can summon the strength to let these settle over the next five or ten years, you will be handsomely rewarded. There is so much magic to come from these bottles. --Manhattan Wine Company mailingChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Beaune
Côte de Beaune (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne)
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