The 2009 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is a surprisingly refined effort - with only little evidence of the hot conditions in 2009. In the bouquet quite exotic fruit - white and yellow orchard fruits - slightly reduced and understated with a touch of oak. On the palate rich and intense, but also …
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Comte Lafon, Meursault Clos de la Barre 2000
The 2000 Meursault Clos de la barre from Comte Lafon is now reaching maturity. In the bouquet mature yellow fruit, with notes of pear, with hints of peaches and almonds and citrus. On the palate it's rich and round - expressive and purem - with a quite good balance from the acidity. It's not a wine …
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In The Glass – Alsacian Pinot Noir from Chile
I taste a lot of different wines from all over the world - and normally only wines from Burgundy, Champagne, Mosel and Bordeaux are mentioned on the blog. There are however no rules without exceptions and these Alsacian Pinot Noirs from Chile deserves to be mentioned. The man behind these wines is …
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Comte Lafon, Meursault Charmes 2000
The 2000 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is a very charming effort. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, hazelnuts, spized with a hint of oak and citrus. On the palate rich with some buttery notes - the acidity is crisp and fresh offering a lovely balance to the expressive rich fruit. The …
Comte Lafon, Meursault Charmes 2004
The 2004 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is lovely textbook Meursault. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, almonds, white peach and citrus. On the palate very focused with a fine acidity and minerality balanced by a quite intense fruit. It's densely flavoured - but still with a nice vibrant …