Domain Comtes Lafon Meursault Porusots 2019
The 2019 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Porusots is a white Burgundy wine from the Le Porusot climat, classified as a Meursault Premier Cru. Made from 100% Chardonnay, it combines a satin-like attack with a taut, precise palate of fine concentration. The Wine Advocate awards it 91-93/100, describing a profile marked by citrus fruit, almond paste, white flowers and vanilla, lingering into a chalky, mouth-watering finish.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Meursault
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine des Comtes Lafon
- Parcelle / Cru
- Le Porusot
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.
Le Porusot
Le Porusot is a climat officially classified as Premier Cru of the AOC Meursault, legally distinct from the neighboring climat named Porusot. The historical specifications link it to a part of the cadastral lieu-dit Le Porusot. It is located on the wine-growing hillside southwest of the village, and a spring dedicated to this climat indicates an east to southeast exposure. The available institutional geological data more broadly concern the Premiers Crus of Meursault, established on Middle Jurassic limestones or marls and, locally, on gravelly scree.
- Vineyard commune
- Meursault
- Origin of the vineyard name
- "Porusot" is thought to be a regional diminutive of "Porroux", derived from the Latin petrosa, designating a stony or rocky place.
- Exposure
- East to south-east
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.960000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2010
- Vineyard holding status
- Long-term lease since 2010
- Indicative vine age
- For the 2019 vintage, approximately two-thirds of the vines were nearly 70 years old.
Histoire de la parcelle
The vineyard of Meursault has been documented since the 11th century, notably with the holdings established by the Abbey of Cîteaux starting in 1098. The renowned climats of Meursault entitled to bear the Premier Cru designation were officially recognized in 1943; Le Porusot is now listed in the regulatory list of Premier Cru climats, separately from Porusot. The old cadastral records preserved in the Departmental Archives of Côte-d'Or also document the sector under the name "Le Porusot dessus".
