Domaine Francois Mikulski Monthelie Les Toisieres 2021 Nebbiolo black pepper and violets —

black pepper and violets — rich tannins that fill the palate and linger on the finish

a bouquet of flowers and some barnyard

who trained in oenology at Avize

White wine is a relatively recent expansion for the domaine — Pierre-François's father made almost no white wine beyond Corton-Charlemagne and a touch of Bourgogne Blanc

but it is his cellar work that sets the wine apart: the hand-harvested

Domaine Francois Mikulski Monthelie Les Toisieres 2021 Nebbiolo black pepper and violets —Monthlie is one of Burgundy's quietly rewarding appellations overshadowed by its famous neighbours Volnay and Meursault, yet capable of real elegance at a fraction of the price. Les Toisires carries with it a piece of local history: the parcel sits at the entrance to the village of Monthlie on a south west facing slope, and was once a quarry where flat stones were extracted for roofing the name itself a reference to those ancient tiles. The vines are