94 points Tim Atkin, MW (Decanter): "Dominique Lafon's home vineyard is a 2.4ha parcel that sits just below the winery on clay and limestone soils and regularly produces one of the best village Meursaults. Made without new wood, it has notes of aromatic baking spices, fennel and lemon tart with plenty of texture and weight. Drinking Window: 2019-2025. (Oct 2018)"
92-94 points Fine Wine Review: "As almost always, the Clos de la Barre is a step up to premier cru quality in all but official classification. The wine is deep, pure, intense, and stony with balance, tension, and minerality to the fruit. (12/17/18)"
91-93 points Jasper Morris, MW: "This wine was still in barrel in October, having been racked once. 50 barrels were made of the ‘home block’. It has a very classic nose, a mix of ripe pure fruit and a little mineral content, multi layered, very complex with a lingering finish. A future classic? Tasted: October 2018."
91-93 points Stephen Tanzer (Vinous): "(Lafon made 50 barrels, which he described as a full crop): Pretty aromas of apricot, peach and flowers are complicated by a seductive leesy quality. Wonderfully silky on the palate, offering a superb balance of fruit and acidity. Relatively sweet in the context of these '17s, but Lafon insisted that the wine has barely one gram per liter of residual sugar, while most of his other '17s are closer to half a gram--i.e., bone dry. Finishes with excellent length. (Sep 2018)"
92+ points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2017 Meursault Clos de la Barre has turned out very well, opening in the glass with a youthfully reserved bouquet of citrus oil, clear honey, green orchard fruit and almond paste that's actually less forthcoming than the Perrières at this very early stage. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and satiny, with tangy acids, good concentration and a lively, saline finish. While this will be approachable young, expect real complexity to emerge with a decade's bottle age. Drink: 2022-2040. (Jan 2020)"
92+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Clos de la Barre has turned out beautifully and is destined to be one of the great recent vintages of this lovely cuvée. The aromatic constellation offers up scents of apple, pear, a nice touch of coconut, chalky minerality, hazelnuts and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and nicely defined by its underlying minerality, with a lovely core, plenty of bounce and grip and a long, perfectly balanced and complex backend. This was still in barrel. Fine, fine juice. 2021-2050. (Nov/Dec 2018)"
92-94 points Fine Wine Review: "As almost always, the Clos de la Barre is a step up to premier cru quality in all but official classification. The wine is deep, pure, intense, and stony with balance, tension, and minerality to the fruit. (12/17/18)"
91-93 points Jasper Morris, MW: "This wine was still in barrel in October, having been racked once. 50 barrels were made of the ‘home block’. It has a very classic nose, a mix of ripe pure fruit and a little mineral content, multi layered, very complex with a lingering finish. A future classic? Tasted: October 2018."
91-93 points Stephen Tanzer (Vinous): "(Lafon made 50 barrels, which he described as a full crop): Pretty aromas of apricot, peach and flowers are complicated by a seductive leesy quality. Wonderfully silky on the palate, offering a superb balance of fruit and acidity. Relatively sweet in the context of these '17s, but Lafon insisted that the wine has barely one gram per liter of residual sugar, while most of his other '17s are closer to half a gram--i.e., bone dry. Finishes with excellent length. (Sep 2018)"
92+ points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2017 Meursault Clos de la Barre has turned out very well, opening in the glass with a youthfully reserved bouquet of citrus oil, clear honey, green orchard fruit and almond paste that's actually less forthcoming than the Perrières at this very early stage. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and satiny, with tangy acids, good concentration and a lively, saline finish. While this will be approachable young, expect real complexity to emerge with a decade's bottle age. Drink: 2022-2040. (Jan 2020)"
92+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Clos de la Barre has turned out beautifully and is destined to be one of the great recent vintages of this lovely cuvée. The aromatic constellation offers up scents of apple, pear, a nice touch of coconut, chalky minerality, hazelnuts and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and nicely defined by its underlying minerality, with a lovely core, plenty of bounce and grip and a long, perfectly balanced and complex backend. This was still in barrel. Fine, fine juice. 2021-2050. (Nov/Dec 2018)"
| Product SKU | 336350 |
| Producer | Comtes Lafon |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| SubRegion | Côtes de Beaune |
| Appellation | Meursault |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Designation | Village |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| ABV | 13.0% |
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