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1999 Comtes Lafon Montrachet

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RATINGS

96-98Stephen Tanzer

Deep, smoky aromas of iodine, fresh herbs and roasted nuts. Extraordinary solidity and richness; almost too big for the mouth. As ripe as this is, it quite dry. Thick but fine and sharply delineated. Extraordinary finish goes on and on.

95Wine Spectator

Explosive white. Impressive fat texture in this full-bodied, opulent Chardonnay. Cascades with toasted oak, caramel, mineral, tropical fruit and lots of smoky oak. So powerful...

95-98Burghound.com

Stunning nose of super ripe exotic fruits and dried apricot of incredible complexity. Big, broad shouldered flavors with a silky, luscious, rather textured palate impression that offers dried apple, pear, stones and earth.

93-95Robert M. Parker Jr.

Boisterous flowers, minerals, and pears discerned in its explosive aromatics. Medium-bodied and impeccably delineated as well as nuanced. Satin-textured and loaded with stones, pears, apples, toast, hints of creme brulee and vanilla bean.

17.5Jancis Robinson

...something molten and golden about the flavour with an overlay of smoke. Very chunky, savoury and intense. This should be kept a very long time.

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, Puligny-Montrachet, Le Montrachet

Le Montrachet is renowned as one of the world’s truly extraordinary Chardonnay vineyards. Along with its three neighboring vineyards, Chevalier-Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet, Le Montrachet is a highly prestigious Grand Cru. Though Le Montrachet is usually associated with the Puligny-Montrachet appellation, almost half the famous vineyard lies in the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation just to the south. Le Montrachet is a 20-acre vineyard located on a steep, southern and southeastern slope at 260 meters above sea level. The soil is limestone and clay mixed with pebbles. The drainage is excellent and it is considered an ideal vineyard site. Until the French Revolution the vineyard was owned by a single family. Today the largest landholders are Marquis de Laguiche (whose wines are vinifed and marketed by Joseph Drouhin) with 5 acres; Baron Thenard (wines sold by Roland Remoissenet et Fils) 4.5 acres; and Bouchard Pere et Fils, 2.2 acres.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Grand 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.