But the Meursault-Kaczynski contrast is about more than this: it is a difference between then and now.

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To drink, Gagnaire recommends Domaine Jacques Prieur, Santenot 1er Cru Meursault (2006) or a Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay (2005).

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Camus presents Meursault as a hero, the judicial process as a villain.

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Mr. Colin makes tiny amounts of wine from many parcels, including some of the best premier cru and grand cru vineyards in Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet.

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The comte, a worldly, chain-smoking ladies' man who looks like a shorter version of Liam Neeson, inherited the domain in Meursault in conjunction with quite a few relatives.

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