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Bottle of Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Caillerets 1er Cru 2016-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Caillerets 1er Cru 2016

Red Wine from Burgundy, France
by Domaine Michel Lafarge
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Lafarge is one of the great names in Volnay, some would say the greatest. His wines are sought out the world over, and we are always excited when our allocation arrives.

Lafarge’s home territory is Volnay, though he also has holdings in nearby Beaune and Meursault. This is an old estate that started bottling their wines in the early 1900s. Only Armand Rousseau, the DRC, and maybe two or three other growers have that kind of history.

The wines of Lafarge are magical. Despite being made in a decidedly old-school style—really no different than a generation or even two ago—they display incredible purity and not a hint of rusticity. It is the same kind of magic that Jacky Truchot was able to conjure. We only wish we could get more.

Professional Reviews

Burghound

BH 95
"A markedly spicy and exuberantly fresh nose blends elegant red and blue currant, plum and violet nuances together to serve as a refined introduction to the detailed and tension-filled mineral-driven flavors that possess a highly sophisticated mouth feel before terminating in a superbly complex, well-balanced and impressively lingering finish. This is class in a glass." -Allen Meadows

Robert Parker

RP 94
"The 2016 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets lost half its crop due to frost damage, something that even Michel Lafarge himself could not remember over decades of winemaking. It has a drop dead gorgeous bouquet with shimmering red berry fruit, so effervescent with hints of blood orange and freshly sliced tangerines. Underneath all that is wonderful mineralité. The palate is very well balanced with a pitch perfect opening, tensile from the very start with layers of tart red fruit, just a subtle savory note surfacing toward the finish. Half as much but almost as good as the brilliant 2015 Caillerets."

Decanter

D 93
"The Caillerets is the most ethereal wine in the Lafarge cellar this year, bursting from the glass with a projected bouquet of rose petal, peony, wild red berry fruit and a bass note of raw cocoa. On the palate the wine is only medium-full, with lots of energy and detail, its firm chassis of chalky tannins partially concealed by tangy fruit. This will be superb in the fullness of time."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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