Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 070726OFFER Harvested primerly in 2018 with

Harvested primerly in 2018 with 20% of reserve wines

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

Released as a simple IGP Val de Loire

with Alicante Bouschet and white grapes completing the blend

then finished in used rye barrels for integration and depth

Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 070726OFFER Harvested primerly in 2018 withDominique 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