Soft cork. Colour quite yellow, but an acidic sort of yellow that suggested good acid. Nose perfectly clean, a bit restrained at first, and it took a while to open up. A touch reticent in the mouth, attractive viscosity and texture. Impressive for its age but I found it a tiny bit unsatisfying. Others present were more enthusiastic about it. This wine of course predates the spate of premox, thankfully. Overall I was pleased with it, especially as I had forgotten that it had been in the cellar all these years.
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Dynamite. No fruit but great weight, structure, and acidity. Checks all the boxes. Likely varies bottle to bottle at this point but a good bottle can go another 5 years.
The wines of of Comtes Lafon, with James Handford MW (Handford Wines, London): JH advises to decant white burgundies of this age just before serving. It's alive! The gold colour creates the expectation for something great and such a nice experience that the wine delivered. Rich, honey dense notes, still a lot of fruit here, herbal ( JH mentioned truffle - we didn't get it). Long on the finish and really an experience. 94 from us.
We have tried before old whites from Lafon and these are amazing wines when alive. (https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=123968 & https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1241565)
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8/12/2023 - john_s Likes this wine:
Soft cork. Colour quite yellow, but an acidic sort of yellow that suggested good acid. Nose perfectly clean, a bit restrained at first, and it took a while to open up. A touch reticent in the mouth, attractive viscosity and texture. Impressive for its age but I found it a tiny bit unsatisfying. Others present were more enthusiastic about it. This wine of course predates the spate of premox, thankfully. Overall I was pleased with it, especially as I had forgotten that it had been in the cellar all these years.
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6/26/2020 - lancethomas wrote: 94 Points
Dynamite. No fruit but great weight, structure, and acidity. Checks all the boxes. Likely varies bottle to bottle at this point but a good bottle can go another 5 years.
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6/19/2012 - Papies wrote: 94 Points
The wines of of Comtes Lafon, with James Handford MW (Handford Wines, London): JH advises to decant white burgundies of this age just before serving.
It's alive! The gold colour creates the expectation for something great and such a nice experience that the wine delivered. Rich, honey dense notes, still a lot of fruit here, herbal ( JH mentioned truffle - we didn't get it). Long on the finish and really an experience. 94 from us.
We have tried before old whites from Lafon and these are amazing wines when alive. (https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=123968 & https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1241565)
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