Domaine des Comtes Lafon
Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru Chardonnay
Meursault, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Gosh when Lafon with some age is on, so so good. A perfect bottle of ‘09 Charmes from the pristine cellar at Emeril’s, remarkably fresh and seamlessly balanced with both ripeness and definition, a voluminous texture with layered crystalline minerality, citrusy acids and a captivating almond-pastry cream bouquet. Couldn’t have shown any better. Just look at that color!
Gosh when Lafon with some age is on, so so good. A perfect bottle of ‘09 Charmes from the pristine cellar at Emeril’s, remarkably fresh and seamlessly balanced with both ripeness and definition, a voluminous texture with layered crystalline minerality, citrusy acids and a captivating almond-pastry cream bouquet. Couldn’t have shown any better. Just look at that color!
Feb 28th, 2025
Stunning fruit.a whiff of matchstick… oh there but great tension and balance. This has a long life ahead now but is a primal joy right now
Stunning fruit.a whiff of matchstick… oh there but great tension and balance. This has a long life ahead now but is a primal joy right now
Apr 25th, 2024Gorgeous light lemon fruit with a hint of butterscotch and a steely spine. Refined and sophisticated and long. Delicious
Gorgeous light lemon fruit with a hint of butterscotch and a steely spine. Refined and sophisticated and long. Delicious
Apr 25th, 2024Stunner. Mature white burg at its finest from 02 Charmes, still incredibly youthful and vibrant with captivating aromatics of spiced orchard fruit, toasted hazelnuts and butterscotch that comes in waves, and the palate is expansive, textural and stunningly complex, both rich and refined with a silky, crystalline and mineral finish. Amazing wine.
Stunner. Mature white burg at its finest from 02 Charmes, still incredibly youthful and vibrant with captivating aromatics of spiced orchard fruit, toasted hazelnuts and butterscotch that comes in waves, and the palate is expansive, textural and stunningly complex, both rich and refined with a silky, crystalline and mineral finish. Amazing wine.
Apr 19th, 2024Stunning wine. Love the vintage for whites, in which terroir will shine, and I love the Charmes site particularly from Lafon. It’s fabulous today, youthful, fresh and ultra complex with proper levels of development without any hint of premox, with a bouquet of spiced orchard fruit, white flowers, honeysuckle and roasted hazelnuts. The palate has gained richness but remains pure and focused with tremendous depth that’s seamlessly balanced by its stony minerality. In an amazing spot!
Stunning wine. Love the vintage for whites, in which terroir will shine, and I love the Charmes site particularly from Lafon. It’s fabulous today, youthful, fresh and ultra complex with proper levels of development without any hint of premox, with a bouquet of spiced orchard fruit, white flowers, honeysuckle and roasted hazelnuts. The palate has gained richness but remains pure and focused with tremendous depth that’s seamlessly balanced by its stony minerality. In an amazing spot!
Oct 30th, 2023Very crisp and delicious. Precise edges, limestone, lime, steel. Lovely fruit. Very long. Excellent
Very crisp and delicious. Precise edges, limestone, lime, steel. Lovely fruit. Very long. Excellent
Oct 24th, 2023
Very flinty and reductive. Enjoyable now, but will blossom into something special.
Very flinty and reductive. Enjoyable now, but will blossom into something special.
Mar 5th, 2023Lafon crushed the vintage and 2011 Charmes is superb tonight, floral, elegant and detailed, wafting from the glass with layered aromatics of yellow orchard fruit, fresh lilies, hazelnuts and pastry cream. The palate is vibrant and textured with killer volume, ripping citrusy acids and a long stony mineral inflicted finale. While still young of course, 2011 Charmes is in a fantastic spot with another 20 years easy.
Lafon crushed the vintage and 2011 Charmes is superb tonight, floral, elegant and detailed, wafting from the glass with layered aromatics of yellow orchard fruit, fresh lilies, hazelnuts and pastry cream. The palate is vibrant and textured with killer volume, ripping citrusy acids and a long stony mineral inflicted finale. While still young of course, 2011 Charmes is in a fantastic spot with another 20 years easy.
Oct 22nd, 2022
Medium gold color, heavy in the glass. Tropical fruit nose. Notes of lemon creme, kiwi, citrus, river stones and tan spice. Rich and powerful in the mouth. Decent acidity remains. Great balance. Somewhat Chablis-like. At peak but plenty of time to enjoy in the future.
Medium gold color, heavy in the glass. Tropical fruit nose. Notes of lemon creme, kiwi, citrus, river stones and tan spice. Rich and powerful in the mouth. Decent acidity remains. Great balance. Somewhat Chablis-like. At peak but plenty of time to enjoy in the future.
Jul 22nd, 2022