Lafon has been one of the benchmarks of Meursault for many decades.

Recently, it's been very exciting to watch the wines take a stylistic turn, slimming down to an almost laser-like expression and even greater refinement.

The 2015 Clos de la Baronne really dramatizes the effects of the change. It's a powerful vintage, but in Lafon's hands the Clos de la Baronne is tension-filled and simply thrilling.

We've enjoyed watching Lafon get a feel for this site over the past five vintages. Lafon has taken this site to a remarkable level of completeness, rigor and fineness. At this point, it's easy to detect a kinship between Clos de la Baronne and Lafon's famous Clos de Barre. They share a similar resonance, length and intricate detail.

Clos de la Baronne is a 2.7ha monopole which includes 40-year-old vines. It's well known that Lafon's village bottlings transcend the category by a wide margin. The 2015 is a seriously impressive bottle.

Lafon is one of the few producers who hit the bull's-eye in 2015. The wines were able to harness the intensity of the vintage and render them with a precision and verve that's thrilling. The 2015 Clos de la Baronne possesses a gorgeous high-toned profile with a punchy minerality and beautiful overall harmony.

This is a bottle that shows Lafon at the height of his powers. Before closing, I should warn you that we have a very modest quantity available. Word seems to be out on Lafon's success in 2015, so at this pricing I don't expect the wine to be available for very long.

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Ian McFadden

Director, Fine & Rare Wine
Crush Wine & Spirits