Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER and this is Pinot Noir

and this is Pinot Noir at its most transparent: a Blanc de Noirs (a white wine from a red grape) off one organically farmed plot planted back in 1962

and almost feathery in its delicacy

This is a mineral and lively effort with white strawberry tones and cooling acidity that adds persistence

and caramel notes

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER and this is Pinot NoirLafon may be famous for white Burgundy, but Dominique's reds are no afterthought and Monthelie's Les Duresses is one of the best kept secrets in the lineup. Monthelie sits in the hills just above Volnay and Meursault, and Les Duresses is its most celebrated 1er Cru: a south facing slope that yields Pinot of real perfume and energy. Under Lafon's biodynamic hand, the 2023 is fragrant, supple, and built for the medium term. A red Burgundy with serious