This bottle was round, somewhat rich, with creamy texture, right down the fairway, in terms of profile, a little classic and old-school and its elements. A solid wine for me, with more time for upside, and yet not a bottle I am running out to replace
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A golden hue. Nose of white orchard fruit, hazelnut and some slightly more exotic fruit notes. Maybe a little over ripe. On the palate, nice density and texture, but a bit on the heavy side as I find a lot of the 2018s. Again, ripe orchard fruit and a touch of nuts, but with enough freshness and acid to give it lift in the midpalate. This is very tasty right now. I think good to drink now or over the next several years.
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Tasted over 2 hrs -translucent pale yellow -sharp quinine and alcohol notes -barely med acidity creeps in at the finish, med weight not a lot of fruit but the sharp bitter quinine/alcohol note is prominent -not sure if this bottle is flawed or just a creature of the vintage but either way it is neither quintessential Meursault nor very pleasant; I lean toward flawed given Lafarge's history of making very good Meursault
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Lovely Meursault; beautiful nose with orchard blossoms and rich orchard fruits, a hint of spice and crushed hazelnut. The palate is rich and full on; a bit heavier than I really want it to be, but just enough freshness to keep it together. This is my first Lafarge white, but I suspect the style is more driven by the vintage than intention. Overall really tasty, benefits from food. I'm not sure I'd try to push this too far on aging.
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Barrel Tasting at Domaine Lafarge (Volnay): From two lieux dits just next to 1er cru Meursault. 75 year old vines. Full nose of fresh orchard fruits and mineral. Round, plush and chewy fruit with bright acids in the finish. Will drink well young. 88-90
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Burgundy, Day 1 (Beaune, France): Barrel sample. From 35 cm soils with little rocks, 70-75 year-old vines. This shows the richness from the vintage again here, but it's coupled with some really nice acidic cut. There's a breadth and moderate waxiness that is quite convincing here, and after this I'm seriously asking myself why I don't buy the Lafarge whites.
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3/28/2023 - jviz wrote: 93 Points
This bottle was round, somewhat rich, with creamy texture, right down the fairway, in terms of profile, a little classic and old-school and its elements. A solid wine for me, with more time for upside, and yet not a bottle I am running out to replace
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12/24/2022 - SB5784 Likes this wine: 90 Points
A golden hue. Nose of white orchard fruit, hazelnut and some slightly more exotic fruit notes. Maybe a little over ripe. On the palate, nice density and texture, but a bit on the heavy side as I find a lot of the 2018s. Again, ripe orchard fruit and a touch of nuts, but with enough freshness and acid to give it lift in the midpalate. This is very tasty right now. I think good to drink now or over the next several years.
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11/2/2022 - Cote d'Or wrote: flawed
Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent pale yellow
-sharp quinine and alcohol notes
-barely med acidity creeps in at the finish, med weight not a lot of fruit but the sharp bitter quinine/alcohol note is prominent
-not sure if this bottle is flawed or just a creature of the vintage but either way it is neither quintessential Meursault nor very pleasant; I lean toward flawed given Lafarge's history of making very good Meursault
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3/5/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Lovely Meursault; beautiful nose with orchard blossoms and rich orchard fruits, a hint of spice and crushed hazelnut. The palate is rich and full on; a bit heavier than I really want it to be, but just enough freshness to keep it together. This is my first Lafarge white, but I suspect the style is more driven by the vintage than intention. Overall really tasty, benefits from food. I'm not sure I'd try to push this too far on aging.
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3/11/2020 - d'Artagnan wrote:
Visite au domaine Lafarge (mars 2020) (Au domaine): Une sélection de très vieille vignes que je goûtais pour la première fois. J'y trouve un vin plus profond, très rond et gourmand, fin et délicieux.
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2/11/2020 - Nanda wrote:
Barrel Tasting at Domaine Lafarge (Volnay): From two lieux dits just next to 1er cru Meursault. 75 year old vines. Full nose of fresh orchard fruits and mineral. Round, plush and chewy fruit with bright acids in the finish. Will drink well young. 88-90
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2/11/2020 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Burgundy, Day 1 (Beaune, France): Barrel sample. From 35 cm soils with little rocks, 70-75 year-old vines. This shows the richness from the vintage again here, but it's coupled with some really nice acidic cut. There's a breadth and moderate waxiness that is quite convincing here, and after this I'm seriously asking myself why I don't buy the Lafarge whites.
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