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Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Vire-Clesse, 2023

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Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon’s Viré-Clessé is one of the great open secrets in white Burgundy. It’s made with the same hands and philosophy behind Meursault’s most iconic wines—but sourced from limestone-rich soils in the Mâconnais, where the wines are brighter, leaner, and way more accessible.

The 2023 vintage brings an extra dose of freshness—lemon zest, green apple, white flowers, and a clear mineral line that runs straight through the wine. There’s no heavy oak here, just a kiss of lees texture and loads of energy and clarity. It’s Chardonnay with structure, not fat; depth, not weight.

Farming is biodynamic, winemaking is hands-off, and the result is a wine that’s as precise and expressive as many Premier Cru bottlings, but priced like a weeknight white.

Pair it with seafood, goat cheese, herby roast chicken, or just pour a cold glass on a bright evening and let the limestone do the talking.

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Roulot’s Meursault, Leflaive’s Puligny: for generations wine lovers have obsessed over the nuances of the Cote d’Or’s different vineyards and villages. And for the last few years, the same has been true of Champagne. We think the Macon is next.

Why the Macon? Mostly because, as we’ve said before, it’s a region of exciting and diverse terroir. Although that wasn’t clear back when production was dominated by large industrial concerns, now that some of the greatest white wine growers in the world are working there, everybody is catching on. It doesn’t hurt that the wines are much more approach-ably priced.

No one has done more to put the spotlight on the Maconais than the great Dominique Lafon. He established the domaine in 1999, and converted all of the vineyards to biodynamics over the next few years. Since 2006 his longtime apprentice Caroline Gon has been the head winemaker. She now has over a dozen vintages under her belt and the wines are better than ever.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 90
"The 2023 Viré-Clessé has a lively bouquet with more yellow fruit than the other cuvées and touches of beeswax that develop in the glass. The palate is poised on the entry, lightly spiced with impressive harmony, a "fluid" Viré-Clessé with a persistent finish. A notch above the 2022." -Neal Martin

What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...

Practicing biodynamic
100% Chardonnay
250m altitude
Mid slope, east facing
60+ year old vines
Clay-limestone soils
Indigenous yeast
Aged in large 45hl barrels and 500L demi-muids

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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