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Bottle of Domaine Michel Lafarge Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Aigrots Blanc 2022-White Wine-Flatiron SF

Domaine Michel Lafarge Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Aigrots Blanc 2022

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Domaine Michel Lafarge
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What is this wine?

Domaine Michel Lafarge, one of Burgundy’s most admired traditional estates, has been producing wines in Volnay since the 19th century. Today, Frédéric and Chantal Lafarge continue the family’s biodynamic farming and minimalist winemaking approach, producing reds and whites of rare purity and finesse.
The Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Aigrots Blanc 2022 comes from a walled Premier Cru monopole vineyard on the southern edge of Beaune, planted to Chardonnay on limestone and clay soils with excellent drainage. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in mostly neutral oak, the wine is bottled with minimal sulfur to preserve its vitality and terroir expression.

Why get this wine?

This is a rare white from the Lafarge cellar, produced in tiny quantities and prized for its tension, texture, and subtlety. It captures the precision of great Beaune Premier Cru Chardonnay while reflecting Lafarge’s signature restraint and harmony. In 2022, warm conditions yielded beautifully balanced fruit—ripe yet mineral and focused.

What does this wine taste like?

Elegant and detailed, with pear, lemon zest, white flowers, and hazelnut aromas. The palate is vibrant and chalky, combining ripe orchard fruit with saline minerality and fine length.

When should you drink this wine?

Drink 2025–2035. Decant briefly in its youth or cellar for mid-term aging. Pairs beautifully with poultry in cream sauce, scallops, or Comté cheese.

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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 91-93
"Note: there are only 4 owners that have the right to use the designation Clos in Aigrots. A super-nose features notes of spiced tea, green apple, white peach and a whiff of fennel. The sleek, even glossy, medium weight flavors exude evident minerality on the very dry and youthfully austere finish that exhibits a touch of bitter citrus character. Lovely juice and this is really quite good, indeed even better than usual. *Burghound Outstanding Top Value!* "

Antonio Galloni

AG 87-89
"The 2022 Beaune Blanc Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru is the only white cuvée with some new oak (10%), more to maintain the rotation of barrels. A more floral nose with pressed white flowers and a touch of Turkish delight, this blossoms in the glass. The palate is very well-balanced with a keen thread of acidity. Unlike the Meursaults, however, it doesn't quite kick on towards the finish, where it feels a little conservative." -Neal Martin

Robert Parker

RP 91-93
"The 2022 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Aigrots Blanc offers up aromas of minty pear, apple, white flowers and almonds. Medium to full-bodied, ample and incisive, with tangy acids and a penetrating finish, this has turned out especially well." -William Kelley

Decanter

D 93
"Just one-quarter of the Lafarge parcel in the Clos des Aigrots is planted to Chardonnay at the top of the hill near the Clos des Mouches, but it produces the top white of the cellar. In 2022, it gave a wine with aromas of green apple and lemon peel with a touch of white flowers and spice. The texture is lively and very fine, with the structure for mid-term ageing. The grapes are pressed as whole clusters and fermented with most of their lees in cask – this is the only cuvée that gets a bit of new wood.(CC)" -2023-11-01 00:00:00 -0700

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied