Domaine François Gaunoux, Meursault “Clos de Meix Chavaux” Monopole

Why does the word “Meursault,” perhaps more than any other, so vividly conjure in the minds of sommeliers dreams of white Burgundy majesty? Because of wines like Domaine François Gaunoux’s Meursault "Clos de Meix Chavaux.” This is Meursault styled as it used to be, a stirring interplay between golden-hued richness and striking freshness, the sort of head-spinningly complex wine the village’s hallowed reputation is based upon. In recent years, we’ve seen a turn across Burgundy away from the regal and rich toward the chiseled and austere. We love many of the resulting wines. But upon tasting Gaunoux’s stunning monopole bottling, we were reminded that little else can make our neck hairs stand on end like perfectly executed Meursault in the classical mode. Burgundy collectors, Chardonnay lovers, anyone who wants to know just why white Burg is considered maybe the greatest wine in the world, jump on this. It’s a bottle not to be missed! The story of the Gaunoux family is long and tangled, b