{"title":"Michel Lafarge","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"michel-lafarge-bourg-aligote-raisins-dores-2020","title":"Michel Lafarge Bourgogne Aligote 'Raisins Dores' 2020","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eRP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e89+ - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eThe Wine Advocate - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/author\/qAmyK6XuBGKWfPQHq\" style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.0006px; text-align: left; color: rgba(160, 132, 54, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eWilliam Kelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 1.6em; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.0006px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-line; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eThe 2020 Bourgogne Aligoté Raisins Dorés is excellent, delivering aromas of pear, freshly baked bread, citrus oil and toasted nuts. Medium to full-bodied, layered and chalky, with tangy acids and a saline finish, it was harvested a month after Lafarge began picking their Pinot Noir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; font-style: italic; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eFrédéric Lafarge isn't given to overstatement, so when he declares 2020 to be \"a very great vintage,\" without hesitation or qualification, it carries some weight. Simply tasting the Lafarge wines, however, without any commentary, would lead any taster to arrive at the same conclusion, as this is another magical portfolio from this Volnay reference point. Beautifully balanced, with vibrant acids, ripe tannins and moderate alcohols, one would never guess that all these reds were picked between August 20 and August 28 (the domaine's Aligoté came in the better part of a month later). Ultimately, time will tell which of the 2018–2019–2020 trio emerges as the most successful at this address (and in all three, the Lafarge family produced some of the wines of the vintage), but all serious Burgundy lovers are going to want a sampling of each in their cellars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wine Clique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47315624951976,"sku":"BGD06490001","price":68.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3316\/6248\/files\/NoImage_47a1f2c3-729d-4582-8b4e-c1fd5e48c735.png?v=1764067201"},{"product_id":"domaine-michel-lafarge-lexception-bourgogne-passetoutgrains-2020","title":"Michel Lafarge Bourgogne Passetoutgrain l'Exception 2020","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eRP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e88+ - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eThe Wine Advocate - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/author\/qAmyK6XuBGKWfPQHq\" style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.0006px; text-align: left; color: rgba(160, 132, 54, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eWilliam Kelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 1.6em; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.0006px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-line; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eThe 2020 Bourgogne Passetoutgrain l'Exception bursts with aromas of sweet red berries, petals and orange rind. Medium-bodied, bright and lively, with powdery tannins and a tightly knit core, don't underestimate this bottling: it will really reward some patience, and especially so this year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; font-style: italic; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eFrédéric Lafarge isn't given to overstatement, so when he declares 2020 to be \"a very great vintage,\" without hesitation or qualification, it carries some weight. Simply tasting the Lafarge wines, however, without any commentary, would lead any taster to arrive at the same conclusion, as this is another magical portfolio from this Volnay reference point. Beautifully balanced, with vibrant acids, ripe tannins and moderate alcohols, one would never guess that all these reds were picked between August 20 and August 28 (the domaine's Aligoté came in the better part of a month later). Ultimately, time will tell which of the 2018–2019–2020 trio emerges as the most successful at this address (and in all three, the Lafarge family produced some of the wines of the vintage), but all serious Burgundy lovers are going to want a sampling of each in their cellars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wine Clique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49422611611816,"sku":"BGD06490003","price":68.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3316\/6248\/files\/NoImage_14f5f263-90ec-4b49-861b-ebdc67e0cdff.png?v=1764067249"},{"product_id":"domaine-michel-lafarge-volnay-1er-cru-clos-des-chenes-2018","title":"Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chenes 1er 2018","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eRP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e(94-96) - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eThe Wine Advocate - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/author\/qAmyK6XuBGKWfPQHq\" style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.0006px; text-align: left; color: rgba(160, 132, 54, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eWilliam Kelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 1.6em; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.0006px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-line; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eThe brilliant 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes offers up an incipiently complex bouquet of dark berry fruit, orange rind, plums, woodsmoke, dark chocolate and rich soil tones. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, reserved and muscular, with excellent depth and concentration, structured around an ample endowment of powdery tannin and succulent acids. The finish is long and nicely defined. As is almost invariably the case, this is a serious wine for the long haul, and it numbers among the wines of the vintage in the Côte de Beaune.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; font-style: italic; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eFrédéric Lafarge and his daughter Clothilde—who is increasingly involved at the estate—were on fine form during my early-December visit to the domaine, and they have every reason to be, as these are quite simply some of the finest wines produced in all the Côte d'Or in the 2018 vintage. \"We debudded aggressively in spring to control yields,\" Lafarge told me, adding that the team refrained from working in the vineyards in the summer afternoons when the weather was warmest and the vines at their most stressed, as well as retaining a maximum of foliage to shade the fruiting zone from the intense sunshine. \"Burgundy's rhythms are changing, and we have to adapt,\" Frédéric concluded, but he seems energized rather than daunted by the challenge. The 2018 portfolio chez Lafarge is deep, concentrated, exquisitely elegant and—above all—lively and dynamic, in a vintage where the nexus of all four of those qualities is rare, for all the lovely wines that have been produced. I hope to devote some time to a longer piece on this benchmark estate, but for now, as the accompanying tasting notes will make clear, all these wines come warmly recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wine Clique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49422705492136,"sku":"BGD06490006","price":402.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3316\/6248\/files\/NoImage_7e4a22eb-ff7e-4ac7-830a-6798ada92020.png?v=1764067273"},{"product_id":"michel-lafarge-volnay-clos-du-ch-des-ducs-1er-2018","title":"Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos du Ch des Ducs 1er 2018","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eRP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e(94-96) - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eThe Wine Advocate - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/author\/qAmyK6XuBGKWfPQHq\" style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.0006px; text-align: left; color: rgba(160, 132, 54, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eWilliam Kelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003eIt will be very interesting to compare the 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs with the Clos des Chênes 20 years from now. Though the latter has long been the domaine's emblematic bottling, for several years the Lafarge family has taken to presenting Clos du Château des Ducs at the end of the tasting, and it's priced slightly higher too. Destemmed entirely by hand, the wine reveals a generous bouquet of sweet berries, licorice, rich soil tones, black truffles and spice, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate that's more expressive and enveloping, its textural attack segueing into a deep core, concluding with a long and precise finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; font-style: italic; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003eFrédéric Lafarge and his daughter Clothilde—who is increasingly involved at the estate—were on fine form during my early-December visit to the domaine, and they have every reason to be, as these are quite simply some of the finest wines produced in all the Côte d'Or in the 2018 vintage. \"We debudded aggressively in spring to control yields,\" Lafarge told me, adding that the team refrained from working in the vineyards in the summer afternoons when the weather was warmest and the vines at their most stressed, as well as retaining a maximum of foliage to shade the fruiting zone from the intense sunshine. \"Burgundy's rhythms are changing, and we have to adapt,\" Frédéric concluded, but he seems energized rather than daunted by the challenge. The 2018 portfolio chez Lafarge is deep, concentrated, exquisitely elegant and—above all—lively and dynamic, in a vintage where the nexus of all four of those qualities is rare, for all the lovely wines that have been produced. I hope to devote some time to a longer piece on this benchmark estate, but for now, as the accompanying tasting notes will make clear, all these wines come warmly recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wine Clique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55325078388904,"sku":"BGD06490007","price":435.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3316\/6248\/files\/BC_Upload_fa7d1076-5fa2-4bdd-a735-c31ff760e1fe.png?v=1773305757"},{"product_id":"michel-lafarge-hospice-beaune-1er-cyrot-chaudron-2021","title":"Domaine Michel Lafarge Hospice Beaune 1er Cyrot-Chaudron 2021","description":null,"brand":"Wine Clique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55325080846504,"sku":"BGD06490008","price":238.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3316\/6248\/files\/BC_Upload_d1126d3d-c206-470c-8dbc-48ff3ddd7573.png?v=1773305780"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3316\/6248\/collections\/AndrewPeace_52af732c-9a53-4dec-a57a-8a3a32528029.png?v=1778665519","url":"https:\/\/www.wine-clique.com\/collections\/michel-lafarge.oembed","provider":"Wine Clique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}