Domaine Michel Lafarge Beaune “Clos des Aigrots” Premier Cru 2017
"A more elegant, pure and airy nose features the cool essence of red cherry together with hints of wood, spice and violet. The highly energetic and intensely mineral-inflected flavors possess outstanding delineation before concluding in a chiseled, firm and youthfully austere finale. A wine of finesse but with punch." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
Domaine Michel Lafarge Bourgogne “Passe-tout-grains l’Exception” 2017
"A pepper and earth-inflected nose is composed by notes of both red and dark berry fruit aromas. The delicious and well-detailed middle weight flavors possess a lovely sense of purity along with excellent depth and persistence for what this is. In sum, this offers outstanding quality for the genre, indeed I've rarely seen better." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
Domaine Michel Lafarge Bourgogne Pinot Noir Regional 2017
"A slightly more elegant and ultra-fresh nose combines notes of red currant, raspberry and warm earth. The more refined if not denser flavors possess a lovely underlying tension that carries over to the finish that is finer but not more complex. This too is very good but in 2017 I actually prefer the PTG if only slightly." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
Domaine Michel Lafarge Côte de Beaune Villages 2017
"A super-fresh nose speaks primarily of essence of red pinot fruit, spice and a whisper of earth. The racy and impressively intense flavors possess fine detail though the dusty finish evidences just a hint of edginess. This may round out but that is not a given." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
Domaine Michel Lafarge Meursault “Vendanges Sélectionnées” Village 2017
"This is aromatically similar to the straight Meursault but a bit more complex and slightly riper as well. There is excellent mid-palate density to the more mineral-inflected flavors that possess the same superior complexity as the nose, all wrapped in a very dry and equally refreshing finish. Excellent quality for its level." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay “Clos des Chênes” Premier Cru 2017
"A brooding but wonderfully fresh nose mingles notes of various red berries, spice, earth and plenty of floral influences. The sleek, intense and muscular large-scaled flavors possess excellent power before culminating in a stony and hugely long finish where the only nit is a touch of warmth. This too is explicitly built for the long haul and is a wine that's going to need at least a decade first." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay “Vendange Sélectionnées” Village 2017
"This is aromatically similar to the straight Volnay villages but with slightly more complexity and a broader range of spice elements. There is once again very good punch to the racy medium-bodied flavors that offer solid minerality on the impressively long and slightly firmer finish that deliver notably better depth. This is an impressive effort for its level and recommended." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Village 2017
"An appealingly layered nose is also admirably fresh and bright with its mix of various red and dark berries that also display hints of spice and earth. The rich and attractively textured medium weight flavors manage to retain equally good detail on the softly mineral-inflected finish that it at once finer, more complex, longer and better balanced." - Allen Meadows, Burghound
