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1996 Comtes Lafon Meursault Charmes

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February 16, 2025 - $350

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RATINGS

95Wine Spectator

Elegant and racy, this superminerally, silky white shows lovely ripe fruit and impeccable balance. Full-bodied, it coats every inch of the palate with creamy texture and pumps out the clean vanilla, mineral and wet stone flavors...

93Burghound.com

...superbly well delineated with a finesse, elegance and intense minerality that is rare for Charmes. The length this displays is impressive..

92-93Stephen Tanzer

Complex aromas of minerals, citrus oil, flowers and truffle; has a liveliness that calls to mind an Alsace riesling. Juicy, brisk and penetrating; very rich...

91-94The Wine Advocate

...Medium-to-full-bodied, thick, and yet feminine and gracious...

PRODUCER

Comtes Lafon

Comtes Lafon’s white Burgundies are among the most admired in the world. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that the domaine’s wines are “one of the reference points for white Burgundy.” Owned by the Lafon family and now run by Dominique Lafon, the domaine owns 34 acres of vineyards planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Based in Meursault, the domaine’s wines are Meursault, Montrachet and Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu. Parker has written that “low yields, ripe fruit, and a non-interventionist winemaking process are the norm at Lafon. The deep, cold cellars allow for a slow elevage….” Annual production is fewer than 5,000 cases.

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.