Handford Wines

The cellars of the young François Mikulski lie directly behind the great Comte Lafon. Inside there are some 300 barrels, most new and only three of them filled with the great Meursault 1er Cru ‘les Genevrières’. Since 2003, there is a new installation to the east of the village but the big wines will never move from their spiritual home in Meursault. The wines are heavyweight with cream, butter, vanilla and a little toastiness (his Nevers oak is of medium toast). The fruit of the Meursault is very tropical and peachy in style. The 1er Cru ‘les Poruzots’ is more traditional, showing honey, yeast and mineral characters. 1er Cru ‘les Genevrières’ adds a vegetal, artichoke dimension and is truly awesome. Indeed I am forever fighting against the demanding Americans for these wines.

The Wine

The soil here is similar to that of les Poruzots (a mix of clay and chalk) but chalkier and a little shallower. The Vines are 37 years old. So we would expect the wine to be yet more expressive and it does not disappoint. There is depth and spicy complexity and with just a little more chalky structure and finer, citrus fruits, this will keep a year or two longer than the Poruzots. 2010 to 2014.

Single Bottle: £38.95

In a case of 12: £37.00