Michel Lafarge
A Volnay based domaine, Michel Lafarge is run by the father-son duo of Michel and Frederic, who pursue a rigorous course of biodynamics in their production in order to maintain vineyard health and minimise the necessity for modern technology. The emphasis is on traditional viticulture and therefore they have a balanced approach to the management of yields, vine age and employ of new oak. As a result the domaine is run by the intuition of the Lafarge family; clearly, to great effect.
Read More
Photo
AI Chat
Prices:
| Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£185.29 |
|||||
Vinous (91-93)The 2018 Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru is matured in 15% new oak. It has a very delineated, focused bouquet of mineral-rich red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins, gentle grip, superb mineralité and real weight and depth on the very long, persistent finish. This is beautifully balanced. Superb. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£196.01 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)The 2019 Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru has a perfumed, floral bouquet, the judicous 15% new oak allows the fruit to flourish. The palate is very well balanced with blackberry and raspberry laced with white pepper, the mineralité surfacing towards the almost Pommard-like finish. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,034.47 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£198.49 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)The 2018 Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru Blanc has a fragrant bouquet of orange blossom, tangerine and light petrolly aromas that lend an almost Riesling-like allure. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. The very harmonious finish displays nuttiness and salinity reminiscent of a Meursault. Excellent. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 86-88 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£534.58 |
|||||
Vinous (86-88)The 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté Raisins Dorés, which was taken from barrel and no concrete tanks as usual because of the small quantity, has a fragrant nose with grapefruit and honeysuckle scents. The palate is well balanced, primal at the moment with a gentle sour lemon and thyme tinged finish. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£565.27 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 86-88 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£452.47 |
|||||
Vinous (86-88)The 2020 Bourgogne Pinot Noir has quite a backward nose, darker fruit than some of its peers, though well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, good backbone here, also quite "strict" in style (in a Pommard kinda way). This might age better than you think. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£903.67 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£402.04 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 91-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£397.45 |
|||||
Vinous (91-94)The 2009 Pommard Pezerolles emerges from the glass with freshly cut roses, raspberries and sweet spices. This is an utterly refined Pommard. There is plenty of energy and vigor, but the fruit has more than enough pedigree and depth to stand up to the tannins. This is the estate's smallest cuvée; in 2009 there are only two barrels. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£344.89 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)The 2018 Pommard Les Pezerolles 1er Cru offers more black fruit than the Beaune Grèves. It is quite opulent in style but feels controlled and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and moderate weight in the mouth. The grainy-textured finish offers a touch of spice but is not quite as detailed as the Beaune Grèves at the moment. Three barrels produced. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£729.62 |
|||||
Vinous (95-97)The 2018 Volnay Clos du Château des Ducs 1er Cru was de-stalked by hand, a practice incepted with the 2016 vintage. It demands more coaxing from the glass, but reveals wonderful violet-infused red currant, cranberry and wild cherry aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy ripe tannins and great depth but gentle grip. This is your quintessential iron fist in a velvet glove. Wonderful spiciness lingers for more than 60 seconds on the finish. Stunning. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£381.20 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)The 2019 Volnay Clos du Château des Ducs 1er Cru was de-stemmed by hand like the Mitans and Pezerolles. It has a deep, transparent, delineated bouquet with mineral-rich red fruit, rose petals and potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry, a light marine influence here with a hint of seaweed towards the persistent finish. Excellent. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96+ (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£374.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (94-96+)The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs is liable to overshadow even the emblematic Clos des Chênes this year. Offering up a profound bouquet of blackberries, sweet spices, rose petals, orange rind, summer truffles and forest floor, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and immensely concentrated, with lively acids, abundant but almost imperceptible tannins and a long, saline finish. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£3,504.49 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (94)Ripe and rich, bursting with currant and blackberry, then becoming a little chewy on the finish. Youthful, exuberant and flavorful without being heavy. Better after 1998.--Red Burgundy vertical. -PM |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,737.20 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (94)Ripe and rich, bursting with currant and blackberry, then becoming a little chewy on the finish. Youthful, exuberant and flavorful without being heavy. Better after 1998.--Red Burgundy vertical. -PM |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£1,384.09 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (94)Tasted at the Clos des Chênes vertical in London, the 1993 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes is (yet another) wine from a vintage that has blossomed in recent years, defying the pessimistic predictions that shrouded its birth. It has a vibrant bouquet with brambly red berry fruit, wild strawberry and cranberry, subtle earthy tones, harmonious and entrancing. The palate is seductive and quite sweet and tart on the entry, a hint of sour cherry here on what is a wonderfully proportioned wine. So fresh and crystalline, like so many 1993s, it lingers long in the mouth and is simply the manifestation of mature Volnay in all its glory. Tasted November 2015. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92+ (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£456.25 |
|||||
Vinous (92+)Good deep red. Precise, highly aromatic nose of cherry and licorice. Pure, penetrating flavors demonstrate impressive clarity. Structured and firm but not at all dry. Finishes with firm but fine tannins and subtle length. This is lovely, cellarworthy Volnay. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 3 | 93 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,373.29 |
|||||
Vinous (93)Good dark red with ruby tones. Very sexy, mellow scents and flavors of raspberry, plum, spices and truffley underbrush. Wonderfully broad and full but fresh as well; at once tangy and savory in the mid-palate, spreading out to saturate the entire mouth. Very ripe but not particularly sweet, finishing with broad, dusty, very fine-grained tannins and terrific length. Frédéric Lafarge described 1999 as an immense vintage and he wasn't just speaking about yields, which in the case of this wine was a very reasonable 39 hectoliters per hectare. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£698.65 |
|||||
Vinous (93)Good dark red with ruby tones. Very sexy, mellow scents and flavors of raspberry, plum, spices and truffley underbrush. Wonderfully broad and full but fresh as well; at once tangy and savory in the mid-palate, spreading out to saturate the entire mouth. Very ripe but not particularly sweet, finishing with broad, dusty, very fine-grained tannins and terrific length. Frédéric Lafarge described 1999 as an immense vintage and he wasn't just speaking about yields, which in the case of this wine was a very reasonable 39 hectoliters per hectare. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93+ (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£383.05 |
|||||
Vinous (93+)Good deep red. High-pitched aromas of black cherry, violet, licorice and crushed stone. Like liquid silk on entry, then concentrated, primary and penetrating in the mid-palate, with beautifully integrated acidity accentuating the wine's dark, medicinal aspect. At once broad and lively on the finish, with rich dark fruit flavors building slowly and staining the palate. I might have picked this blend as a Cote de Nuits wine. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,650.04 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2017 Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru has a deep, broody, almost surly bouquet that gradually unfolds in the glass to reveal blackberry, raspberry and briary aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm and grippy tannin on the entry. This feels saline in the mouth, very focused and almost symmetrical in style, building towards a smooth and very harmonious, yet grippy finish that lingers in the mouth. Outstanding. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£255.20 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2018 Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru has a lilting bouquet of red cherry, cranberry and raspberry aromas with chalky notes tucked in just underneath. The palate is the most structured of Lafarge’s 2018s, displaying fine grip but comparable elegance that defines the finish. There is real succulence here, and wonderful persistence, plus a little bitterness that keeps you coming back for another sip. Outstanding. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£726.02 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2018 Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru has a lilting bouquet of red cherry, cranberry and raspberry aromas with chalky notes tucked in just underneath. The palate is the most structured of Lafarge’s 2018s, displaying fine grip but comparable elegance that defines the finish. There is real succulence here, and wonderful persistence, plus a little bitterness that keeps you coming back for another sip. Outstanding. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96+ (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£326.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (94-96+)The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes wafts from the glass with aromas of cassis, dark berry fruit and plums mingled with notions of warm spices, orange rind, rose petals and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's pure and vibrant, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a long, penetrating finish. It's a magical wine in the making. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 6 | 94+ (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£444.25 |
|||||
Vinous (94+)Deep red with ruby highlights. Distinctly purple aromas of blackberry, violet and menthol. Silky on entry, then considerably subtler and suaver than the Chateau des Ducs, with lovely finesse of texture and superb building fruit. Highly concentrated, young and impeccably balanced Volnay, finishing with sweet tannins and a whiplash of fruit. Much more accessible today than the Chateau des Ducs, but this too will reward extended cellaring. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£1,683.64 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2016 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets lost half its crop due to frost damage, something that even Michel Lafarge himself could not remember over decades of winemaking. It has a drop dead gorgeous bouquet with shimmering red berry fruit, so effervescent with hints of blood orange and freshly sliced tangerines. Underneath all that is wonderful mineralité. The palate is very well balanced with a pitch perfect opening, tensile from the very start with layers of tart red fruit, just a subtle savory note surfacing toward the finish. Half as much but almost as good as the brilliant 2015 Caillerets. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£980.44 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)(from a mix of 40- and 60-year-old vines): Good bright red. Less showy on the nose today than the 1er cru, with a distinctly darker fruit character and strong spiciness. Then juicy and sweet but a bit youthfully dry-edged on the palate, with noteworthy definition to the flavors of black cherry and licorice. Finishes with very good length and backbone. This wine should benefit from the sweetening influence of a racking. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 88-90 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£402.02 |
|||||
Vinous (88-90)(Mitans and Caillerets were the Lafarges' most hail-affected Volnay vineyards in 2014): Medium red. Aromas of black cherry and menthol communicate a medicinal reserve. Juicy and intense but slightly dry, with redcurrant and cinnamon flavors dominating. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£252.80 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)The 2018 Volnay Les Mitans 1er Cru has an absolutely glorious bouquet of perfumed black cherries, blueberry, potpourri and light violet aromas that are understated and yet focused and delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with a precise opening, and very harmonious and sensual. Pure, mineral-driven red fruit defines the effortless finish. Stunning. |
|||||||||
| Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
In Bond
£148.00 |
|||||
Vinous (91-93)The 2018 Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru is matured in 15% new oak. It has a very delineated, focused bouquet of mineral-rich red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins, gentle grip, superb mineralité and real weight and depth on the very long, persistent finish. This is beautifully balanced. Superb. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£158.00 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)The 2019 Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru has a perfumed, floral bouquet, the judicous 15% new oak allows the fruit to flourish. The palate is very well balanced with blackberry and raspberry laced with white pepper, the mineralité surfacing towards the almost Pommard-like finish. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£830.00 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£159.00 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)The 2018 Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru Blanc has a fragrant bouquet of orange blossom, tangerine and light petrolly aromas that lend an almost Riesling-like allure. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. The very harmonious finish displays nuttiness and salinity reminiscent of a Meursault. Excellent. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 86-88 (VN) |
In Bond
£407.00 |
|||||
Vinous (86-88)The 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté Raisins Dorés, which was taken from barrel and no concrete tanks as usual because of the small quantity, has a fragrant nose with grapefruit and honeysuckle scents. The palate is well balanced, primal at the moment with a gentle sour lemon and thyme tinged finish. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£439.00 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 86-88 (VN) |
In Bond
£345.00 |
|||||
Vinous (86-88)The 2020 Bourgogne Pinot Noir has quite a backward nose, darker fruit than some of its peers, though well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, good backbone here, also quite "strict" in style (in a Pommard kinda way). This might age better than you think. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£721.00 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£319.00 |
|||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 91-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£328.00 |
|||||
Vinous (91-94)The 2009 Pommard Pezerolles emerges from the glass with freshly cut roses, raspberries and sweet spices. This is an utterly refined Pommard. There is plenty of energy and vigor, but the fruit has more than enough pedigree and depth to stand up to the tannins. This is the estate's smallest cuvée; in 2009 there are only two barrels. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£281.00 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)The 2018 Pommard Les Pezerolles 1er Cru offers more black fruit than the Beaune Grèves. It is quite opulent in style but feels controlled and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and moderate weight in the mouth. The grainy-textured finish offers a touch of spice but is not quite as detailed as the Beaune Grèves at the moment. Three barrels produced. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN) |
In Bond
£600.00 |
|||||
Vinous (95-97)The 2018 Volnay Clos du Château des Ducs 1er Cru was de-stalked by hand, a practice incepted with the 2016 vintage. It demands more coaxing from the glass, but reveals wonderful violet-infused red currant, cranberry and wild cherry aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy ripe tannins and great depth but gentle grip. This is your quintessential iron fist in a velvet glove. Wonderful spiciness lingers for more than 60 seconds on the finish. Stunning. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
£315.00 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)The 2019 Volnay Clos du Château des Ducs 1er Cru was de-stemmed by hand like the Mitans and Pezerolles. It has a deep, transparent, delineated bouquet with mineral-rich red fruit, rose petals and potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry, a light marine influence here with a hint of seaweed towards the persistent finish. Excellent. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96+ (WA) |
In Bond
£309.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (94-96+)The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs is liable to overshadow even the emblematic Clos des Chênes this year. Offering up a profound bouquet of blackberries, sweet spices, rose petals, orange rind, summer truffles and forest floor, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and immensely concentrated, with lively acids, abundant but almost imperceptible tannins and a long, saline finish. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94 (WS) |
In Bond
£2,914.00 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (94)Ripe and rich, bursting with currant and blackberry, then becoming a little chewy on the finish. Youthful, exuberant and flavorful without being heavy. Better after 1998.--Red Burgundy vertical. -PM |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94 (WS) |
In Bond
£1,445.00 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (94)Ripe and rich, bursting with currant and blackberry, then becoming a little chewy on the finish. Youthful, exuberant and flavorful without being heavy. Better after 1998.--Red Burgundy vertical. -PM |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
£1,147.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (94)Tasted at the Clos des Chênes vertical in London, the 1993 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes is (yet another) wine from a vintage that has blossomed in recent years, defying the pessimistic predictions that shrouded its birth. It has a vibrant bouquet with brambly red berry fruit, wild strawberry and cranberry, subtle earthy tones, harmonious and entrancing. The palate is seductive and quite sweet and tart on the entry, a hint of sour cherry here on what is a wonderfully proportioned wine. So fresh and crystalline, like so many 1993s, it lingers long in the mouth and is simply the manifestation of mature Volnay in all its glory. Tasted November 2015. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92+ (VN) |
In Bond
£377.00 |
|||||
Vinous (92+)Good deep red. Precise, highly aromatic nose of cherry and licorice. Pure, penetrating flavors demonstrate impressive clarity. Structured and firm but not at all dry. Finishes with firm but fine tannins and subtle length. This is lovely, cellarworthy Volnay. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 3 | 93 (VN) |
In Bond
£1,138.00 |
|||||
Vinous (93)Good dark red with ruby tones. Very sexy, mellow scents and flavors of raspberry, plum, spices and truffley underbrush. Wonderfully broad and full but fresh as well; at once tangy and savory in the mid-palate, spreading out to saturate the entire mouth. Very ripe but not particularly sweet, finishing with broad, dusty, very fine-grained tannins and terrific length. Frédéric Lafarge described 1999 as an immense vintage and he wasn't just speaking about yields, which in the case of this wine was a very reasonable 39 hectoliters per hectare. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93 (VN) |
In Bond
£579.00 |
|||||
Vinous (93)Good dark red with ruby tones. Very sexy, mellow scents and flavors of raspberry, plum, spices and truffley underbrush. Wonderfully broad and full but fresh as well; at once tangy and savory in the mid-palate, spreading out to saturate the entire mouth. Very ripe but not particularly sweet, finishing with broad, dusty, very fine-grained tannins and terrific length. Frédéric Lafarge described 1999 as an immense vintage and he wasn't just speaking about yields, which in the case of this wine was a very reasonable 39 hectoliters per hectare. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93+ (VN) |
In Bond
£316.00 |
|||||
Vinous (93+)Good deep red. High-pitched aromas of black cherry, violet, licorice and crushed stone. Like liquid silk on entry, then concentrated, primary and penetrating in the mid-palate, with beautifully integrated acidity accentuating the wine's dark, medicinal aspect. At once broad and lively on the finish, with rich dark fruit flavors building slowly and staining the palate. I might have picked this blend as a Cote de Nuits wine. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
In Bond
£1,359.00 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2017 Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru has a deep, broody, almost surly bouquet that gradually unfolds in the glass to reveal blackberry, raspberry and briary aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm and grippy tannin on the entry. This feels saline in the mouth, very focused and almost symmetrical in style, building towards a smooth and very harmonious, yet grippy finish that lingers in the mouth. Outstanding. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
In Bond
£210.00 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2018 Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru has a lilting bouquet of red cherry, cranberry and raspberry aromas with chalky notes tucked in just underneath. The palate is the most structured of Lafarge’s 2018s, displaying fine grip but comparable elegance that defines the finish. There is real succulence here, and wonderful persistence, plus a little bitterness that keeps you coming back for another sip. Outstanding. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
In Bond
£597.00 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2018 Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru has a lilting bouquet of red cherry, cranberry and raspberry aromas with chalky notes tucked in just underneath. The palate is the most structured of Lafarge’s 2018s, displaying fine grip but comparable elegance that defines the finish. There is real succulence here, and wonderful persistence, plus a little bitterness that keeps you coming back for another sip. Outstanding. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96+ (WA) |
In Bond
£269.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (94-96+)The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes wafts from the glass with aromas of cassis, dark berry fruit and plums mingled with notions of warm spices, orange rind, rose petals and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's pure and vibrant, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a long, penetrating finish. It's a magical wine in the making. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 6 | 94+ (VN) |
In Bond
£367.00 |
|||||
Vinous (94+)Deep red with ruby highlights. Distinctly purple aromas of blackberry, violet and menthol. Silky on entry, then considerably subtler and suaver than the Chateau des Ducs, with lovely finesse of texture and superb building fruit. Highly concentrated, young and impeccably balanced Volnay, finishing with sweet tannins and a whiplash of fruit. Much more accessible today than the Chateau des Ducs, but this too will reward extended cellaring. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (WA) |
In Bond
£1,387.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2016 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets lost half its crop due to frost damage, something that even Michel Lafarge himself could not remember over decades of winemaking. It has a drop dead gorgeous bouquet with shimmering red berry fruit, so effervescent with hints of blood orange and freshly sliced tangerines. Underneath all that is wonderful mineralité. The palate is very well balanced with a pitch perfect opening, tensile from the very start with layers of tart red fruit, just a subtle savory note surfacing toward the finish. Half as much but almost as good as the brilliant 2015 Caillerets. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£801.00 |
|||||
Vinous (90-92)(from a mix of 40- and 60-year-old vines): Good bright red. Less showy on the nose today than the 1er cru, with a distinctly darker fruit character and strong spiciness. Then juicy and sweet but a bit youthfully dry-edged on the palate, with noteworthy definition to the flavors of black cherry and licorice. Finishes with very good length and backbone. This wine should benefit from the sweetening influence of a racking. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 88-90 (VN) |
In Bond
£327.00 |
|||||
Vinous (88-90)(Mitans and Caillerets were the Lafarges' most hail-affected Volnay vineyards in 2014): Medium red. Aromas of black cherry and menthol communicate a medicinal reserve. Juicy and intense but slightly dry, with redcurrant and cinnamon flavors dominating. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
£208.00 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)The 2018 Volnay Les Mitans 1er Cru has an absolutely glorious bouquet of perfumed black cherries, blueberry, potpourri and light violet aromas that are understated and yet focused and delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with a precise opening, and very harmonious and sensual. Pure, mineral-driven red fruit defines the effortless finish. Stunning. |
|||||||||
