François’ Mikulski’s father, Lieutenant Mieczyslaw Mikulski, escaped from occupied Poland in 1939. Fleeing to England, he joined the Resistance troops of the Free Polish Forces. He met his wife, a Burgundy native, working on an English army base, and they moved together to Brussels, where François was born. François spent his formative summers in Burgundy and fell in love with the pastoral lifestyle—his dream of making wine was born. He inherited his first vines in Meursault in 1992 and has since pursued his vision of an authentic, pure Meursault. François Mikulski is a practitioner of lutte raisonnée, employing the most natural and organic vineyard practices possible. The grapes are harvested meticulously and destemmed before a light pressing and full débourbage. After fermentation, the wines are racked into 20% new oak barrels, where they undergo malolactic fermentation and 18 months of aging.

This chardonnay comes from Premier Cru “Charmes,” one of Meursault’s most esteemed vineyards. Mikulski has farmed his 0.66-hectare sharecropped parcel here since 1992. The vines average 50 years in age and are rooted in silt and gravel over layered limestone. Fermented with ambient yeast and aged mostly in used barrels—with just 20% new oak—the wine is built to showcase site over style. Aromatically complex, the palate is plush and layered—anchored by sap and salt. It’s a deeply expressive wine, sensual and long, with the hallmark elegance of top Meursault.

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