2009 Domaine Michel Lafarge Côte de Beaune-Villages

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Score 88-90/100 · Drink 2012-2019, Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, May 2011

The 2009 Cote de Beaune – Villages (from vines in Meursault) is impeccable from start to finish. It is a beautiful, understated wine with nicely articulated layers of fruit and a superb, textured finish. Silky red berries linger on a taut, vibrant finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019. This is a stunning set of wines from Michel Lafarge. The estate farms biodynamically. The wines were left on their gross lees through the malos, which ended in April-May. Lafarge did one racking, in August, 2010, when he moved the wine off their gross lees, leaving just the fine lees. I tasted the 2009s from barrel. Lafarge planned to bottle later in Spring 2011 with no fining or filtration, as is his usual custom. A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet, various American importers, including: Martin Scott Wines, Little Neck, NY; tel. (516) 327-0808; Veritas Imports, Beverly Hills, CA; tel. (310) 205-3803; Toepfer Imports LLC, CO; tel. (303) 818-7640

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Critic scores
89
89/100

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16
16/20

Jancis Robinson MW

89
88-90/100

Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

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16 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 16/20 · Drink 2014-2018, Jancis Robinson MW, Oct 2010

Light crimson, lightly stewed cherries on the nose. Rich and firm. Lots of chew. A bit tough too for the moment and quite light so it may never be an absolute stonker. (JR)

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Michel Lafarge
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Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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