The 2011 Meursault Meix Chavaux has an attractive bouquet of pink grapefruit, melon and peach that gains vigor in the glass. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry with good weight, although this never tries to be a sophisticated Meursault. Powerful in the mouth, it will offer commercial appeal, although it needs a little more complexity toward the spicy finish. It was a pleasure to return to one of my favorite Meursault growers, Francois Mikulski, a conscientious winemaker. His wines offer both broad commercial appeal and the complexity to satisfy aficionados. If I am being honest, I do not think Francois’ 2011s quite hit all the buttons, and occasionally displayed too much herbaceous character. However, they are keenly priced and from my own experience can mature deceptively well, though I think I would enjoy these wines in the flush of youth. Francois told me that he replaced his Gamay with Chardonnay, therefore 2012 will be the last vintage of the Bourgogne Passetoutgrain. Since 2008, Francois has made three barrels of Meix Chavaux, which is orientated east/northeast. No known American importer.