
Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Premier Cru Charmes
Wine Information
Size: 1.07 ha (2.64 ac)
Variety: Chardonnay
Vine Age: Half a hectare planted in the 1920s, half a hectare in the mid-1990s, 0.07 in the 1960s
Terroir: Charmes du Dessus, facing east, minimal slope, deep clay-limestone soil with crumbly rocky subsoil.
Viticulture: Organic (certified), biodynamic methods
Vinification: Pneumatic press, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 18-22 months in older oak, fining if necessary.
In the vineyards, the rootstock is a mix of massal and clonal selection. Total yields are between 40 and 50 hectoliters per hectare, depending on the vintage.
- Product Name: Meursault Premier Cru Charmes
- Producer: Domaine des Comtes Lafon
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Cotes de Beaune
- France
- Burgundy
- Cotes de Beaune
- Meursault 1er Cru
- France
- Burgundy
- Cotes de Beaune
- Meursault 1er Cru
- Les Charmes
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Agricultural Standards: Biodynamic , Organic
- ALC %: 13