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The Lafon 2008 Clos de la Barre is a harmonious and quite rich Meursault village. In the nose rich yellow fruit with some developed notes of hazelnuts and apple - spized with a citrusy acidity and some fine mineral notes. On the palate rich fruit for this level with a nice quite vibrant acidity ... …
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The 2002 Meursault Goutte D'Or from Comte Lafon is a lovely wine. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, a citrus infused minerality with hints of hazelnuts and spized with a hint of oak. On the palate fresh and vibrant fruit with fine weight and length - very well balanced with a lovely acidity. …
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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 …
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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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 …
