Unlike the vast majority of Burgundy’s small-estate proprietors, François Mikulski neither came from a winemaking family, nor did he inherit any vineyards. He feels that in many ways this has been an advantage, in that he hasn’t been held back from doing the best he possibly can by entrenched family attitudes. Having gained experience and learned English in California, he founded Domaine Mikulski in 1992. While he admires American technical expertise – and has applied it to his winemaking – he is a strong advocate of Burgundy’s unique terroir. He is now recognised as one of Meursault’s superstars, and his wines express a tension between explosive aromatics, sumptuous textures and crackling minerality.
