2013 Dominique Lafon Meursault

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  4/28/2021 - hprphf Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From La Petite Montagne owned by Domaine Lafon, which previously went into the village blend; however, Dominique experiments different techniques under this label. Shorter élevage and plots on the upper hillside create a wine of real tension. Lemon, gunflint, river stone, medium-ripe fruit, oyster leaf, backward minearlity. Crazy concentration and sharpness on the palate, filled with ultra high vintage acidity which balances the otherwise fat and oxidative Lafon style; perfect marriage, long long finish with deep spice at throat. Really broad and mouthwatering. Crispy acidity lingers forever. Very very impressive for this vintage. 93-94

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  8/30/2017 - vinhslee wrote: 94 Points

  Very light pale lemon in colour.
  
  Pronounced smell of oak and smoke.
  
  On the palate, the grapefruit, lemon, guava, honeysuckle, wet stones and smokey flavours are very intense and dense, with subtle oak undertone. High level of mouth-watering acidity. Pretty persistent 30+second finish.
  
  It is rather pleasant to drink now after 15-30 minutes of aeration.
  
  Looks promising. Will revisit every year to monitor progress.
  
  Further note: I have been keeping this wine in the fridge (vacuum pumped) and having a small glass of it for 5 days in a row. The flavours mellow out nicely and gain complexity gradually without turning into vinegar. This is rather impressive.

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  3/25/2017 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 94 Points

  At Oceana, NYC --
  Instantly gratifying out of the bottle. Minerality in the foreground, but also lots of rich butter, cream and honeysuckle. This is outstanding.

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  7/10/2016 - jeff nowak Likes this wine:

  This is a chunky, big 'ol butt meursault, and as backward a young white as I have had in recent memory. I'd be curious to learn what is done stylistically to accomplish this. My strong recommendation is to hold for at least a year. It offered only a faint glimpse of it's potential. Something to look forward to!

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