Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER food-friendly Riesling that rewards patient

food-friendly Riesling that rewards patient cellaring

This Merlot is a deliberate oddity: a Vin de France bottling from a grape you almost never see in Burgundy

lush finish

Serve it cold and don't overthink it

The 2023 is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER food-friendly Riesling that rewards patientLafon may be famous for white Burgundy, but Dominique's reds are no afterthought and Monthelie's Les Duresses is one of the best kept secrets in the lineup. Monthelie sits in the hills just above Volnay and Meursault, and Les Duresses is its most celebrated 1er Cru: a south facing slope that yields Pinot of real perfume and energy. Under Lafon's biodynamic hand, the 2023 is fragrant, supple, and built for the medium term. A red Burgundy with serious