Domaine Florent Garaudet Meursault "Le Mizunara" Côte de Beaune · Burgundy · France 2024

Meursault as you've never tasted it. Aged a full year in first-use Japanese mizunara oak, this debut Chardonnay marries the richness of a serious Côte de Beaune white to the exotic signature of the world's rarest cask wood. Expect white-fleshed orchard fruit, lemon and poached pear over a buttery mid-palate, layered with mizunara's unmistakable sandalwood, coconut, incense and sweet spice, all carried on a saline, stony core. Powerful, perfumed, and unlike any Burgundy you've had. Drink 2026–2032.