2016 Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Meursault Premier Cru, Genevrieres 1x750ml

Robert Parker 92-94

"Thankfully, the 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres was a normal crop from Dominique Lafon, comprising ten and a half barrels. It has a vivid, hazelnut and flinty bouquet that is a little stricter than other years but very well focused. The palate is very composed with fine, lightly honeyed fruit, hazelnut and almond, leading to a very pretty and harmonious finish that lingers in the mouth. This is a very well-crafted, quintessential Genevrieres that does its best to compensate for the devastation wrought in other vineyards." [Neal Martin, 29/12/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2032

Vinous 92-94

(Lafon made 45 hectoliters per hectare here): Pale green-tinged yellow. Wonderfully pure, classic aromas of lemon, lime, white nectarine and flowers. Elegant and suave but youthfully backward, offering superb intensity for its near-normal yield. Superb energy to its lemon and saline mineral flavors. Best in the early going on the tactile, mouthdusting finish, where the wine spreads out to saturate the mouth and resonate. [Stephen Tanzer, 09/01/2017]