Heidi's Redux at local fav STG. CV, BE,KB,DD,LI & JG. What a night! Brad brought an amazing horizontal of four standout 2019 Comtes Lafon Meursault 1ers He only listed 3 and w/o first seeking approval added a 4th. We love rule breakers! What can I say about Lafon? Well, it's become my hands down favorite white Burg producer, for my palate. I love it for its ethereal nature and top-notch fruit. Brad calls Lafon "class in the glass". I couldn't agree more. Tonight's Charmes was true to Lafon but also with a bit more lush fruit. Still though nothing over the top. Perfect balance and reflective of the vineyard. Look, I could be happy drinking any of these as they all are as close to perfect as chardonnay gets for me.
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Heidi's Gang: Seriously Folks (St. Genevieve, Mpls, MN): Pale gold color. Decanted for 1 hour. Drank a glass over 2 hours. Fleshy, peach, tangerine, lifted, dry stones, juicy, flint, a little complimentary reduction, elegant and long. The Charmes is charming and on any other night this could stand out above all. Tonight, in a lineup of it's 1er stablemates, it ranked 4th; which is to mean absolutely no disrespect as it was beautiful and elegant, perhaps in need a bit more time. 93+ to 94pts.
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10/26/2023 - BradE wrote:
My third bottle. A good wine, but 2019 doesn't appear to be a standout vintage for Charmes. I'd rank it at the bottom of Lafon's 1er's in 2019.
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10/25/2023 - chablis28 wrote: 95 Points
Heidi's Redux at local fav STG. CV, BE,KB,DD,LI & JG. What a night! Brad brought an amazing horizontal of four standout 2019 Comtes Lafon Meursault 1ers He only listed 3 and w/o first seeking approval added a 4th. We love rule breakers! What can I say about Lafon? Well, it's become my hands down favorite white Burg producer, for my palate. I love it for its ethereal nature and top-notch fruit. Brad calls Lafon "class in the glass". I couldn't agree more. Tonight's Charmes was true to Lafon but also with a bit more lush fruit. Still though nothing over the top. Perfect balance and reflective of the vineyard. Look, I could be happy drinking any of these as they all are as close to perfect as chardonnay gets for me.
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10/25/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
Heidi's Gang: Seriously Folks (St. Genevieve, Mpls, MN): Pale gold color. Decanted for 1 hour. Drank a glass over 2 hours. Fleshy, peach, tangerine, lifted, dry stones, juicy, flint, a little complimentary reduction, elegant and long. The Charmes is charming and on any other night this could stand out above all. Tonight, in a lineup of it's 1er stablemates, it ranked 4th; which is to mean absolutely no disrespect as it was beautiful and elegant, perhaps in need a bit more time. 93+ to 94pts.
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9/10/2023 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points
On the ripe side, lacks acidity, not quite rich or large on the palate either. 92
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5/22/2023 - BradE wrote:
Good, but didn't stand out as much as a bottle in March. Full bodied and lacking the precision/tension that for me would have been helpful.
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