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The 2009 Meursault Clos de la Barre from Comte Lafon is surprisingly fresh and crisp for the vintage. In the bouquet quite expressive with some exotic fruits, minerality, slightly smoked aromas and gun powder. On the palate quite rich yellow fruit, charming with a good minerality and freshness for …
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The 2004 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is fine textbook Meursault. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, hints of toastet bread, hazelnuts and citrus. On the palate focused with a very fine acidity and a quite lush buttery fruit. It's lush but still with a good freshness, fine length and …
The 2004 Meursault Los de la barre from Comte Lafon is a very good wine. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, with notes of apple, almonds, hazelnuts and citrus. On the palate very good minerality and acidity - it's focused with a good complexity for a village wine. Quite mature notes, drinkble …
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The 2007 Meursault from Comte Lafon is a lovely classical Meursault. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, hints of anise, hazelnuts and citrus. On the palate very focused with a very fine acidity and a quite tightly knit fruit. It's fresh, precise and quite complex for a plain village wine. Need a …
The 2006 Meursault from Comte Lafon is sadly not my kind of white Burgundy. The bouquet is quite developed with almonds, hazelnuts, apple and citrus - so far so good! On the palate somewhat flabby with rich, open knit and quite lush midpalate fruit. Not very focused and the alcohol is quite present …
