These days when you’ve got a Barre it’s important to knock the top off it before it goes flaccid from the ravages of oxidation. The 2000 Comtes Lafon Meursault ‘Clos de la Barre’ we had tonight was on song. There was some hazelnut butter, mushroom and honeysuckle on the nose. It explodes in the mouth with creamy fruit and maintains some rigidity through a line of minerality. It possesses admirable length and is a wine you’d be happy to load up on.
Cheers
Jeremy
And you’ve been very lucky indeed.
Many thanks for the note. Reminds me the times when Comtes Lafon produced wines that I was happy enough to purchase. I’ve cracked my last Barre (an '02) a few months ago. It was singing. But I did not shed a tear. The ones produced after, I happily passed. And I know I did no mistake. Last tasting chez Lafon was for the '06 vintage (ok, not a great one) and I recall the Barre (and all others for that matter, apart from the Perrieres and Montrachet) as being… well… a lot of French words come to mind but none means anything positive.