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2008 Comtes Lafon Meursault Charmes

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July 9, 2023 - $305

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RATINGS

93Robert M. Parker Jr.

Outstanding... The fresh, intense & notably sweet flavors possess excellent intensity & vibrancy before culminating in a generous & mouth coating finish that displays real verve... gorgeously long finish. In a word, terrific.

93Stephen Tanzer

Complex nose combines peach, apple, crushed stone, marzipan and sexy vanillin oak, plus a high note of cherry. Rich, suave and concentrated. In fact, this very juicy wine comes across as almost lean.

17Jancis Robinson

...really creamy Meursault in the Lafon line-up. Really brilliant Charmes fruit with great life and punchy attack. Very easy to like, even at this early stage.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Beaune, Meursault, Les Charmes

Les Charmes, at 78 acres, is Meursault’s largest Premier Cru vineyard. Like its neighboring Premier Crus, Les Genevrieres and Les Perrieres, is is south of the commune of Meursault and very close to Puligny-Montrachet. Since Meursault lacks a Grand Cru, Meursault’s reputation for excellence is based on the Premier Crus, particularly the whites. Les Charmes abuts Puligny-Montrachet. Burgundy writer Clive Coates writes that “there is an attractive, soft flowery character to a Charmes: peach blossom, delicately nutty, gently honeyed.”

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, 1er (Premier) Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.