Domaine Comtes Lafon Meursault Goutte d Or 2022 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2022 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Goutte d’Or is a Premier Cru white Burgundy wine produced in the Meursault appellation. Made from 100% Chardonnay from the Les Champlots parcel, it is awarded 92-94/100 by The Wine Advocate, which describes a profile combining pear, orange oil, white flowers, apple blossom and fresh bread, supported by a rich, satin-like texture, a layered and vibrant palate, and a finish with good grip.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Meursault
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine des Comtes Lafon
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Champlots
- Millésime
- 2022
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine des Comtes Lafon
The Domaine des Comtes Lafon is a family-run estate based in Meursault, in the heart of the Côte de Beaune. Its vineyards are spread across Meursault, Volnay, Monthélie and Chassagne-Montrachet, notably including plots in Meursault’s Premier Cru vineyards and Montrachet’s Grand Cru vineyard. The estate is currently run by Léa and Pierre Lafon, whilst Jérôme Delassus is listed as cellar master.
- Owner
- GFA du Domaine des Comtes Lafon (famille Lafon)
- Maître de chais
- Jérôme Delassus
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s history is linked to Jules Lafon, a native of Tarn-et-Garonne, who was transferred to Dijon in 1887 as part of his role at the Administration of Registration, Estates and Stamps. In 1894, he married Marie Boch, who came from a family of wine-growers and merchants in Meursault, marking the start of his involvement in the village’s wine industry. Having become a lawyer, Jules Lafon was granted the title of Papal Count in 1918, which would give the estate its name. He gradually acquired several Meursault Premier Crus, including Genevrières, Perrières and Charmes, as well as a plot in Montrachet in 1918. As mayor of Meursault, he played a part in reviving the Paulée de Meursault in 1923, before giving up his legal practice in 1931 to devote himself to the estate. Following his death in 1940 and that of his son Pierre in 1944, the estate – which was then largely run on a sharecropping basis – was on the verge of being sold. René Lafon took over the management in 1956, and the entire production has been bottled at the estate since 1961. Dominique Lafon succeeded his father in 1984 and gradually reclaimed the plots previously entrusted to sharecroppers, a process completed in 1993. Under his leadership, the estate adopted organic farming and then biodynamic practices between 1995 and 1998. Léa Lafon joined the estate in 2019 and Pierre Lafon in 2020; they now run the estate, with Jérôme Delassus as cellar master.
Les Champlots
Les Champlots is a Premier Cru classified climat of the AOC Saint-Aubin, located on the hillside overlooking the hamlet of Gamay. The 1953 wine cadastre identifies the lieu-dit Les Champlots in section A6 covering 7.4874 hectares; the regulatory designation "Les Champlots" can also cover the neighboring lieu-dit En Montceau. The site is described as steep and south-facing, with limestone soils comprising white marls or clays, deeper in its lower part. The examples of wines provided under the name Meursault Goutte d’Or correspond to a different climat and do not document Les Champlots de Saint-Aubin.
- Vineyard commune
- Saint-Aubin
- Exposure
- south
- Slope
- steep hillside with a strong slope
- Soil
- limestone soils; white marls and clays, deeper in the lower part
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Champlots appears in the wine cadastre of Saint-Aubin established in 1953, in section A6. The recognition of Saint-Aubin as an AOC dates back to 1937; a list of climats admitted for the Premier Cru mention was established in 1943, and then the specific parcel area of Premiers Crus was approved by the INAO on February 9 and 10, 1977. The current specifications explicitly cite Les Champlots among the climat denominations classified as Premier Cru.
