Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans 2023

Name: Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans 2023
Brand: Beaune Imports [BEI]
SKU: SF-BEI--050926-51
Price: 229.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$229⁹⁹

Another of Lafon's top Volnay 1er Crus, and a wonderful counterpoint to Santenots. Where Santenots leans structured and savory from its hard, iron-rich limestone soils, Champans sits on deeper, crumblier limestone-clay soils and delivers a more aromatic, floral style — classic Volnay perfume. Dominique Lafon may be the most celebrated white winemaker of his generation, but his reds are no afterthought; he has Burgundy in his blood, and the family's Volnay holdings are among the village's finest. 2023 brought freshness, lift, and silky tannins — a vintage that suits Champans beautifully.

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Burghound

93 points

"From a .52 ha holding of 85+ year old vines planted in deep sandy soil with dense but small rocks. An even more expressive nose combines notes of red and dark currant, cherry and a various of floral elements. The gorgeously textured middle weight flavors possess a finer, if less powerful, mouthfeel on the more complex and slightly longer finish where a touch of sweetness slowly emerges. This is also lovely and equally built-to-age."

Antonio Galloni

95 points

"The 2023 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru sports a small reduction like the Clos des Chênes, but there is a little more intensity in the fruit. Finely delineated, it is also a touch more floral in style. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky texture and perfectly judged acidity, a graceful Volnay with a peacock's tail on the finish. Beautiful." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

93 points

"The 2023 Volnay 1er Cru Champans is showing especially well this year, offering up aromas of smoky berries, cassis and orange zest, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy palate with good depth at the core. It continues a recent run of strong performances for the Lafon Champans." —William Kelley

More about Domaine des Comtes Lafon

I remember tasting with Dominique Lafon about 30 years ago in the very cold cellars below Clos de la Barre. We had the reds first, which is Burgundian tradition. Dominique commented that he was having a great time making the red wines and that he thought his reds were getting really good. I had to agree.

He has now retired from Domaine des Comtes Lafon. Lea is the winemaker and Pierre is running the business. Which means Dominique will undoubtedly be spending more time on his wholly owned negociant project. I look forward to drinking the Volnay 1er Cru les Lurets on New Year's Eve 2030!

The négociant wines have taken a big step up with the stunning 2022 and 2023 vintages. The future is looking bright chez Lafon.