Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Charmes Premier Cru 2019
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The Charmes Premier Cru produces powerful but not heavy wines.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes is very promising indeed, wafting from the glass with notes of citrus zest, buttered orchard fruit, toasted almonds, honeycomb and mandarin. Medium to full-bodied, deep and tightly wound, with terrific concentration and cut, it's elegantly muscular, with chalky structuring dry extract and a long, precise finish.
Barrel Sample: 94-96 -
Jasper Morris
A 2019 opulence shows on the nose, which suits the style of Charmes. The fruit flows through on the palate in waves with a lovely soft opulent grace, running all the way to the end of the palate.
Barrel Sample: 92-94 -
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Lafon has extensive holdings in Meursault Charmes, including a half-hectare of 85-year-old vines. These old vines deliver a wine of intense concentration, with super-ripe aromas of pear and spice, overlaid with a firm mineral note that is fully revealed on the palate, where the wine caresses through its dense yet superbly balanced texture and an incredibly long finish. Drinking Window: 2024 - 2039.
Barrel Sample: 94
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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Known to offer a magical balance of smoothness and freshness, Meursault's quality is hard to rival. The village lies in the middle of Côte de Beaune, just south of Volnay. Meursault is said to mean “mouse’s jump” because in the past the plots producing Pinot Noir and those producing Chardonnay were no more than a mouse’s jump from one another. Today the village is almost exclusively Chardonnay. A tiny bit of Pinot Noir is produced here with the best coming from Les Santenots on its northern side near Volnay.
While there are no Grands Crus, Meursault’s numerous acclaimed Premiers Crus can compete with any other top-notch white Burgundy. Some to know are Les Perrières, Les Genevrières, Les Charmes, Le Poruzot, Les Bouchères and Les Gouttes d’Or.
Meursault produces outstanding village level wines as well. In general great Premiers Crus and even village level Meursault (Chardonnay) have enticing aromas of lime peel, tropical fruit, crushed rocks, spice and hazelnut. On the palate there is a wonderful balance of brightness and a seductive length with flavors of white peach, pineapple and citrus.