Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 070726OFFER balanced by an incredibly unique

balanced by an incredibly unique smoothness

But the Gimonnet is even more mineral and saline with a core of structure and acidity that is overlaid with very subtle raspberry and cranberry fruits

bay leaf and star anise

dreamlike cuvée which is open and energetic from the start

White Burgundy from a small family domaine in the Hautes-Côtes that quietly overdelivers

Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 070726OFFER balanced by an incredibly uniqueDominique Lafon, the Meursault icon, founded Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon in 1999 to prove the Maconnais could make serious Chardonnay, farming biodynamically across the region. Vire Clesse is its own appellation, known for fuller, riper, more textured whites off limestone slopes. Lafon's version balances that generosity with cut and minerality, so it drinks rich but never flabby. One of the most rewarding values in white Burgundy. Drink now or cellar