Simply put, Lafon's Charmes is consistently a dynamite bottle.
It's finely etched and has explosive aromatics with an almost painful intensity. All of this is delivered with an incredible amount of class.
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In 2023, as is often the case, the 1er Cru Charmes represents a high point of the collection, along with Genevrières and Perrières,
Charmes is one of Meursault's great sites. Lafon's Charmes is the benchmark.
Lafon is lucky enough to have very well-situated vines in Charmes Dessus. They are just below the villages greatest 1er Cru, Les Perrières. What makes Lafon's Charmes stand out among its peers is its grandeur and rigor. Charmes is a site that can get a little plump, but Lafon's is always sculpted and tension-filled.
I really like how the 2023 Charmes seamlessly melds intensity, silky texture, and sharp precision. The intricacy of its architecture is amazing. It's rare to find a wine working on this breadth and scale that's this poised, detailed, and lifted. It's really dazzling.
This is a bottle that shows Lafon firing on all cylinders. The way it hits the senses from so many angles, and the sheer enjoyment that it offers is something truly significant.
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Ian McFadden
Director, Fine & Rare
Crush Wine & Spirits
Burghound: "This possesses the most floral nose in the entire range in 2023, with its equally elegant nose of the essence of pear, crushed anise and lemon confit. Here too the mouthfeel of the exceptionally rich flavors is generous and opulent to the point of being highly seductive though, and much like the Perrières, they don't lose their precision on the strikingly long finale that isn't quite tightly wound. Even so, this should also reward extended cellaring."