2012 Meursault Village

This is a gorgeous set of 2012s from Michel and Chantal Lafarge. Tasting the wines from barrel at Lafarge usually involves a bit of back and forth between the several mold-covered cellars. Not in 2012. Yields are down a heartbreaking 80%. Some wines weren't made at all, such as the Pommard Pezerolles, which went into the Bourgogne, and the Beaune Aigrots and Greves, which were bottled together as a straight 1er Cru. The wines themselves are gorgeous. What amazes me most is how, even with the tiny yields, the 2012s remain faithful to the house style, something that is not the case at all domaines in the Côte de Beaune. Readers who can find these gorgeous wines should not hesitate. Second chances aren't likely to come around with the 2012s.