Francois Mikulski Beaune 1er Cru Sur Les Greves Blanc 2023 750ml

A lime juice robe as bright as it is luminous. A sensual nose with honey, candied fruit and many expressive spices; the scent of millefeuilles with pastry cream and a touch of saffron; a Saint-Honoré with Sichuan pepper, a variety of peppers; cloves; Passe Crassane pear, Granny Smith apple; citrus fruits coming in behind them – lime and tiny amounts of lemon and grapefruit; herb and plant water, mint and lavender water, linden-mint, sage; in any case, the herbaceous freshness that brings the aromas to the fore. The mouthfeel is full, supple and gourmet, with a generous fruit coulis that quickly coats the palate; once again, as with all these wines, a cascade of spices fill the palate – peppercorns mixed with nutmeg, a powder made from curry, cinnamon sticks, curcuma; pear seems to be mixed with banana, mango with crème fraîche, a note of really peppery apricot, spicy even, and traces of orange, also significantly spicy.