2004 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  10/27/2023 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Stunning wine. Love the vintage for whites, in which terroir will shine, and I love the Charmes site particularly from Lafon. It’s fabulous today for Lunch at Le Taillevant in Paris, youthful, fresh and ultra complex with proper levels of development without any hint of premox, with a bouquet of spiced orchard fruit, white flowers, honeysuckle and roasted hazelnuts. The palate has gained richness but remains pure and focused with tremendous depth that’s seamlessly balanced by its stony minerality. In an amazing spot!

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  9/3/2023 - RobinTeo Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The Leflaive/Lafon/Coche with Uncle Jake (Sushi Katori): Pop and poured, golden hues in glass. There were slight oxidation concerns but I felt that the wine was showing correctly albeit a little tired for its vintage and age. Honeysuckle, chrysanthemum and brioche dominating the bouquet with apricots, lemon curd and pineapple on the palate. Energy has somewhat waned and was just hanging in there. I've heard great things about the 04 Lafon Charmes and while there was still good balance and heft here, perhaps this was a slightly tired bottle that didn't quite hit the highs I was hoping for.

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  9/3/2023 - Sean Tay wrote:

  Pronounced nose intensity with Chrysanthemum Tea, honeysuckle, honey, toast. Medium acidity. In last drinking cycle, Drink up.

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  7/11/2022 - Sean Tay wrote: 93 Points

  Pronounced nose intensity with green apple, flora, balanced. Medium+ acidity

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  7/11/2020 - PeterFrancis Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Colour: perfect pale (gold). Deep on nose with saline notes. Lovely. Entirely as expected for mature Lafon Charmes. Good concentration on palate, flavours reflecting nose sustained to long finish. Cote d'Or depth and precision (cf eg Macon).This is textbook Meursault. My last bottle of this vintage and a real treat. Mature but if this was the first bottle in a case i would be in no particular hurry based on this showing. Though why wait?

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