Meursault - Charmes - First Cru - 2021 - Domaine des Comtes Lafon - 0.75L

A Meursault 1st Cru with great elegance, combining wealth and freshness, sublimated by a controlled breeding.

📋 Features

• Name : Meursault 1st CRU AOC
• Grape variety (s) : 100% Chardonnay
• Vintage : 2021
• Terroir : Clay-limestone floors, bringing finesse and minerality, ideal climate favoring optimal maturation of Chardonnay
• Vinification & breeding : Fermentation in oak barrels with sticks on lees, prolonged breeding in barrels (including a proportion of new wood) for beautiful aromatic complexity

🍇 Tasting notes

• Dress : Pale golden yellow, shiny and bright, revealing depth and refinement
• Nose : Expressive and complex, mixing aromas of yellow fishing, apricot and citrus, accompanied by floral notes (acacia, jasmine) and buttered shades (brioche, grilled hazelnut, vanilla)
• Mouth : Opulent and silky, balanced by fresh and dynamic acidity; flavors of ripe fruit, toasted notes and a beautiful saline minerality which extends tasting
• Final : Long and persistent, marked by a saline sensation and touches of fruit with yellow flesh and hazelnut

🍴 Potting & Wine agreements

Ideal with:

• 🐓 Roasted chicken in butter, guinea fowl with morels - The richness of wine balances the tenderness of poultry
• 🦞 Lobster, lobster, scallops - The finesse of Chardonnay sublimates iodine flavors
• 🍚 Risotto with wild mushrooms - the smoothness of the dish fits perfectly with the creamy texture of wine
• 🧀 Brie de Meaux, camembert, fresh goat cheese - creamy cheeses extend harmony in the mouth

🗓 Aging potential

To be enjoyed now for its vividness and its bright fruity, or to be preserved until 2030-2035 For an evolution towards more complex and advanced aromas.

🏰 Domain presentation

The Domaine des Comtes Lafon is an icon of Burgundy, producing wines of remarkable precision. The Meursault Charmes is an essential reference, offering a refined and balanced expression of the terroir of Meursault.

📝 Notes and criticism

• Robert Parker : 94-96/100
• Allen Meadows (Burghound) : 94/100
• Wine Advocate : 94/100
• Decant : 95/100