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Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Following the tiny crop of 2016, Dominique Lafon finally has some wine in ’17, including five barrels of Montrachet. In fact, he thought the full crop load turned out to be a positive thing in ’17, as the grapes “didn’t change as fast or get as high in alcohol” as they otherwise might have in the very warm August conditions. “There’s nothing green about the ripeness in 2017,” he said, “but the wines are not overripe either.” Like a number of his colleagues in Meursault, he started harvesting early (August 28), with potential alcohol levels mostly between 12.5% and 13%, and he described his post-malo wines as a bit lower in acidity than his ‘16s and ‘15s. At the beginning of June, Lafon’s ‘17s displayed terrific richness as well as the elegance of the vintage’s finer examples.

From 2017 White Burgundy: Quantity, Quality and Great Charm (Sep 2018) by Stephen Tanzer

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2017 Meursault

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