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Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay 1er Cru Champans, 2022

Red Wine from Burgundy, France
by Domaine des Comtes Lafon
$269.99
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Champans has been Volnay's flagship Premier Cru since wine historians started keeping score. This 2022 from Lafon emerges brooding and dark—ripe black cherries, forest floor, minerality—with the structured elegance Champans demands. The vineyard's mixed-age vines (planted 1922 and 1989) and complex soils create complexity that unfolds over years. This is young Burgundy at its most promising: already poised, built for the cellar.

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Burghound

96 points

"Much like the Evocelles, the very pretty nose is quite cool and restrained with its broad-ranging panoply of aromas that include red cherry, violet, lavender and a hint of wood. There is excellent volume to the refined, intense and gorgeously textured larger-scaled flavors that possess even better overall depth and persistence. As is usually the case, this is a Charmes of finesse but with the underlying material and balance to age for years." —Allen Meadows

Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2022 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru was completely de-stemmed like the Clos des Chênes and underwent a maximum of three punch-downs. It is matured in 25% new oak. There is a very small reduction on the nose, though that does not disguise the fruit intensity here: black cherries, black plum and crushed violet. The palate is ripe and sexy on the entry, with satin-textured black and blueberry layers. One sample from a new barrel was too oaky, another from a used more expressive with almost sultry red fruit, rose petal and sous-bois. Fans out wonderfully towards the finish. Classy, but it will require some time." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

93 points

"Notes of red berries, plums, rose petals and licorice introduce the 2022 Volnay 1er Cru Champans, a medium to full-bodied, lively and precise wine that's pretty and fine-boned, with melting tannins and a saline finish." —William Kelley

More about Domaine des Comtes Lafon

A Meursault institution that makes white Burgundy the way it should taste: rich but not heavy, layered but not overwrought. These Chardonnays from the Côte de Beaune sit at the intersection of power and elegance, especially the prized Clos de la Baronne, where the limestone terroir speaks clearly. The house has built its reputation on consistency and refinement—wines that age gracefully and reward patience. If you want to understand what limestone and lees aging can do in the hands of masters, this is where to start.

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Duck confit or roasted lamb—something rich enough to match the wine's concentration and age-worthiness.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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