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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.7 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by LB88 on 4/12/2022 & rated 94 points: Lafon’s need time and 12 years is just about right. Opened and decanted this at the restaurant. This wine was absolutely a delight tonight with sushi. Kept evolving in the glass. Beautiful white fruited nose and demonstrating beautiful acidity structure and length on the palate. More stony and minerale edge to this vineyard. Superb (825 views) | | | Tasted by winelover1808 on 4/24/2021 & rated 93 points: This keeps opening and getting better as it gets to room temperature. No signs of premox. Pale gold color. At one hour it’s pineapple and sweet lemon on the nose and body. Lots of layers of fruit, with a terrific slightly bitter acidic core, hints of candied ginger, minerality and a long long finish. Highly recommend letting this breathe and open. First 30 minutes this was a completely different wine. (1051 views) | | | Tasted by winelover1808 on 9/13/2020 & rated 93 points: beautiful pale gold color; no signs of premox. lemon curd, very chiseled acidity, some hints of green apple, lots of minerality. light bodied - elegant and lithe. (1074 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 4/26/2020 & rated 92 points: Comtes Lafon Virtual Tasting with Lea and Pierre Lafon (Planet Earth): Opened 3 hours before serving, in order to share with other quarantined tasters. Ripe apple throughout with some faint tropical hints, all well supported with very bright acidity that gives a nearly austere finish. Upside from here. (2641 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 4/24/2020: Well sadly I would have to call this bottle more advanced than anticipated; I'm not a premox expert as I don't drink a lot of older white Burg, but this was far more oxidative and less vibrant than anticipated at age 10; the color was golden; the nose showed bruised apple, toasted walnut, and dried floral notes. The palate was not unpleasant, but definitely did not have any lift or vibrancy that I was hoping for. Drinkable, but this bottle definitely seemed prematurely oxidized to me. (1167 views) | | | Tasted by MWiking on 11/22/2019 & rated 96 points: ren magi i flaska (1017 views) | | | Tasted by Alex G. on 8/19/2019: Precise and succulent, very good at the start and even better with air, deeper and fuller. One of those bottles that reminds you how incredible Lafon can be, and how much we long for them all to be in this condition. Lafon seems to have done especially well in this excellent vintage. (717 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 7/16/2018 & rated 94 points: Absolutely killer. Lemon, lemon peel, leesy, bright yellow fruits. Real concentration and depth here. Great wine from a great vintage. A little surprised how open this is today. Great energy and verve. Upside to the score. (1178 views) | | | Tasted by rlove on 7/17/2017 flawed bottle: Oxidized. (1546 views) | | | Tasted by rlove on 7/11/2017 flawed bottle: Oxidized. (1497 views) | | | Tasted by Philip Yang on 9/2/2016 & rated 91 points: Floral and exuberant. Comtes Lafon, of course. (1929 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 3/4/2016: The Verticals Tasting at La Paulée 2016 (The Fairmont, San Francisco): Light yellow. Lovely citrus and spice nose. Medium weight, lightly woody base, good sappiness, intensity, and minerality, but strong vanillin oak asserts itself at the end and cuts off the wine. I preferred this to the 2011 but still didn't find it great. (2689 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 3/4/2016: La Paulée de San Francisco - The Verticals (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note, A real step-up from the 2011, particularly in terms of its concentration, but with a similar floral and fruit profile. I really like the density, but just don't think it's as open/ accessible today as the 2009 tasted next, even if more cellarworthy. (3257 views) | | | Tasted by Vinedict on 10/24/2015 & rated 91 points: Comte Lafon Meursault Goutte d'Or 2010: Scents of white peach, flint, white flowers come to mind; undertones of mild creaminess and stony minerality. Bright on the entry, the slight salinity gives way to mouth puckering stone fruits held together by a firm acid spine. Mild toastiness is evident in the finish. Overall a well rounded wine with balance and finesse without overreaching. (1506 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 6/27/2015: A Few Miscellaneous Wines in Burgundy, Outside of Meals and Tastings; 6/23/2015-7/5/2015 (Cote d'Or): Popped and poured. Enchanting aromas of spice, spring flowers, ripe orchard fruit and tropical hints. Less open on palate, perhaps slightly shut down to start. Better 45 minutes later and I'd expect even better later...if any wine was left. (2248 views) | | | Tasted by MatthewF on 3/13/2012: Domaine Tasting at Comte Lafon: From barrel. Ripe, concentrated orchard fruits. Pretty mineral and floral tones. Rich, powerful fruit on the palate with great acidity. Medium body and length with a mineral backbone. (2961 views) |
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Vinous, Cellar Favorite: Checking in on the Lafon 2010s (Dec 2015) (12/1/2015)
(Domaine Des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Goutte D'or) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, September/October 2012, IWC Issue #164
(Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Gouttes d'Or) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Elegance and Power: The 2010 White Burgundies (Aug 2012)
(Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Goutte D'or White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, June 2012, Issue #47
(Domaine Comtes Lafon Meursault "Goutte d'Or" 1er 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2012, Issue #39, Domaine des Comtes Lafon: Meursault’s and the Mâconnais’ Greatest Estate
(Meursault “La Goutte d’Or”- Domaine des Comtes Lafon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/22/2011)
(Dom des Comtes Lafon, Les Gouttes d'Or Premier Cru Meursault White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2011, Issue #36, The 2010 Burgundy Vintage: Low Yields Deliver Profound Elegance
(Meursault “La Goutte d’Or”- Domaine des Comtes Lafon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Panel Tasting
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(Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Meursault, 1er Cru Les Gouttes d'Or, Burgundy, France, White) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Beaune
Côte de Beaune (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne)
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