2021 Comtes Lafon, Meursault 1er Cru "Les Charmes"

The Lafon name is synonymous with Meursault. Dominique is a descendant of Jules Lafon, who married a girl from Meursault and inherited a few vineyards. In 1923, as the mayor of Meursault, he revived the tradition of celebrating the end of grape harvest with a meal, bringing together the workers with the owners and their friends. It is known as “La Paulée de Meursault,” an integral part of Burgundy’s “Three Glorious Days,” which also includes the spotlight charity auction at the Hospices de Beaune as well as a formal dinner at Clos de Vougeot. The Lafon estate of today was greatly shaped by Jules’ inheritance and his relationships with sharecroppers. When Dominique's father, René, took-over in the 1950s, he re-planted the vineyards and made a dramatic step towards estate bottled wines (no purchased fruit). The idea that a producer would own his/her land, farm his/her land, and make his/her own wine was ambitious at the time—requiring grit, patience, and foresight. Without a doubt, Domi