Dominique Lafon Current Releases

Dominique Lafon Current Releases

 

Bourgogne Blanc

  • 2 parcels
    • 0.60 hectares in Meursault lieu-dit “Les Grandes Coutures”
    • 1.20 hectares in Puligny-Montrachet lieu-dit “Les Femelottes”
  • Average vine age - 20-50 years
  • Whole cluster pressed; Cold settling of the must; racked into barrels (no new oak) and bottled after 12 months. Little to no battonage. Light fining & filtering.

 

Meursault

  • 0.30 hectares
  • Average vine age - 15 years
  • Whole cluster pressed; must is cold settled then racked into barrels (1/3 new oak). Little to no battonage. Light fining and filtering. Bottled after 18 months.

 

Meursault Narvaux

  • 0.50 hectares
  • one parcel - 25 years old, one parcel - 50 years old
  • Whole cluster pressed; must is cold settled and racked into barrels (1/3 new oak); Little to no battonage. Light fining and filtering. Bottled after 18 months.

 

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain

  • 0.25 hectares located near the top of the hillside, very pebbly
  • Average vine age - 40+ years
  • Whole cluster pressed. Cold settling of the must, which is then racked into barrels (1/4 new oak). Little to no battonage. Light fining/filtering. Bottled after 18 months.

 

Volnay

  • 0.75 hectares
  • In the village-level lieu-dit of “Les Lurets”, a cool site

 

Volnay 1er Cru Les Lurets

  • 0.33 hectares
  • The vineyard is on the south side of the village, just below Caillerets

 

Beaune 1er Cru Epenotte

 

Beaune 1er Cru Grèves

Dominique considers Grèves to be one of the great Côte de Beaune terroirs for Pinot Noir.

 

Beaune 1er Cru Vignes Franches

Just north of the Clos des Mouches, Beaune Vignes Franches is always the most structured of Dominique's three Beaune premier crus.