Comtes Lafon Virtual Tasting with Lea and Pierre Lafon

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Tasted Sunday, April 26, 2020 by Burgundy Al with 317 views

Introduction

Another wonderful virtual tasting with my friends. Four of us shared these five bottles. Other Lafon wines I was unable to taste included Héritiers du Comte Lafon Mâcon 2014 Clos de la Crochette, Dominique Lafon 2017 Meursault, Lafon 2006 Meursault Charmes, Lafon 2012 Volnay Santenots-Du-Milieu, and Lafon 2005 Volnay Champans.

Flight 1 (5 Notes)

  • 2003 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    Opened 4 hours before tasting. Fully engaging floral and spice throughout with mostly black fruit. Still wonderfully fresh for the vintage, showing certainly enough acidity, but really impressive dry extract and concentration. If tasted blind, I'd have thought it 10-20 yo, but not 2003, probably 2002. Very tasty now, possibly further upside from here.

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  • 1980 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Gouttes d'Or 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

    Opened 3 hours before serving, in order to share with other quarantined tasters. Honeycomb, dried apricot, and marzipan traces. Dense, meaty and complex with layers of flavors that kept unfolding over at least an hour in glass. Shockingly bright for its age, despite clearly dark color. Possibly the best of the 6 bottles so far from this case. Started shortening and fading after two hours in glass.

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  • 2010 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Gouttes d'Or 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

    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.

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  • 2009 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

    Opened 3 hours before serving, in order to share with other quarantined tasters. Very ripe, very rich, very good density. At the correct level of maturity for an 11 yo 1er Cru, but slightly less complexity than I might expect from a great cuvee at this age.

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  • 2000 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

    Opened 3 hours before serving, in order to share with other quarantined tasters. I was initially concerned about oxidation, but this freshened up nicely with time in glass. Served alongside the bigger 2009, this was more texturally complex with more nuanced flavors and aromas as well. Intriguing combination of apple, almond butter, sweet spice and earth are so charming. I slightly preferred this over the 2009, but some others disagreed.

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