Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 2023 [NET] NO WINE SEARCHER dry-farmed

dry-farmed

and aging in second- and third-fill barrels — a low-intervention approach that keeps the wine transparent to vintage and place

a flash of root beer and plum-skin tannin

wheat and oats creates an exceptionally plush mouthfeel -- the perfect foundation for the passionfruit and citrus flavors from the accompanying Strata

A relatively new release from the Lafite-owned Pauillac estate

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 2023 [NET] NO WINE SEARCHER dry-farmedClos de la Barre is the monopole that sits within the walls of Lafon's own cellar in Meursault quite literally the home vineyard. The clos has its own personality: a bit more chiseled and stony than the village blend, with a stricter line through the middle. Dominique Lafon's hand here is unmistakable: classic Meursault richness shaped by organic, biodynamic farming and long levage. Among Lafon's lineup, this is the one that most directly expresses