Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon Vire-Clesse 2023

Name: Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon Vire-Clesse 2023
Brand: Beaune Imports [BEI]
SKU: SF-BEI--022625-42
Price: 48.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$48⁹⁹

Dominique Lafon's biodynamic Mâconnais domaine channels the energy of clay-limestone terrain through this vibrant Chardonnay fermented in large oak foudres. The 2023 vintage shows a lively bouquet with yellow stone fruits and hints of beeswax—a textbook expression that reveals more richness than Lafon's lighter bottlings without sacrificing purity. Head winemaker Caroline Gon has been defining this estate's profile for over a dozen years, capturing mineral tension alongside fruit generosity.

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Antonio Galloni

90 points

"The 2023 Viré-Clessé has a lively bouquet with more yellow fruit than the other cuvées and touches of beeswax that develop in the glass. The palate is poised on the entry, lightly spiced with impressive harmony, a "fluid" Viré-Clessé with a persistent finish. A notch above the 2022." —Neal Martin

More about Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon

Roulot’s Meursault, Leflaive’s Puligny: for generations wine lovers have obsessed over the nuances of the Cote d'Or different vineyards and villages. And for the last few years, the same has been true of Champagne. We think the Macon is next.

Why the Macon? Mostly because, as We've said before, it’s a region of exciting and diverse terroir. Although that wasn't clear back when production was dominated by large industrial concerns, now that some of the greatest white wine growers in the world are working there, everybody is catching on. It doesn't hurt that the wines are much more approach-ably priced.

No one has done more to put the spotlight on the Maconnais than the great Dominique Lafon. He established the domaine in 1999, and converted all of the vineyards to biodynamics over the next few years. Since 2006 his longtime apprentice Caroline Gon has been the head winemaker. She now has over a dozen vintages under her belt and the wines are better than ever.