Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER a stint in barrel that

a stint in barrel that rounds off the raw edges of the agave

It opens like a slow walk through a sun-drenched Mediterranean garden

lush finish

This Merlot is a deliberate oddity: a Vin de France bottling from a grape you almost never see in Burgundy

We cook 6 - 8 year old mature agave in a brick oven for approximately 24 hours and allow 30 hours for it to rest

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER a stint in barrel thatLafon may be famous for white Burgundy, but Dominique's reds are no afterthought and Monthelie's Les Duresses is one of the best kept secrets in the lineup. Monthelie sits in the hills just above Volnay and Meursault, and Les Duresses is its most celebrated 1er Cru: a south facing slope that yields Pinot of real perfume and energy. Under Lafon's biodynamic hand, the 2023 is fragrant, supple, and built for the medium term. A red Burgundy with serious