Domaine Francois Mikulski Monthelie Les Toisieres 2021 Nebbiolo a bouquet of flowers and

a bouquet of flowers and some barnyard

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

who trained in oenology at Avize

This is Roulot's only premier cru bottling of red grapes

Domaine Francois Mikulski Monthelie Les Toisieres 2021 Nebbiolo a bouquet of flowers andMonthlie 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