Comtes Lafon Le Montrachet Grand Cru 2017

Comtes Lafon Le Montrachet Grand Cru 2017

The bouquet offers explosive notes of wood fire

full-bodied and obviously well-concentrated yet notably finer flavors possess excellent mid-palate fat that partially buffers the natural tendency of young Latricières towards austerity on the stony and detailed but slightly drying finish as the stems are in evidence

the texture is magnificent

The spectacular 1995 Syrah Eisele Vineyard is one of the greatest New World Syrahs I have ever tasted

Araujo’s 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is a picture perfect example of the year

This is austere but not really rustic and should amply reward mid to long-term cellaring

An expressive and notably more elegant than usual nose offers up notes of various red berries

yet retains its sense of balance and symmetry

There is a lovely sense of energy and underlying tension to the intensely mineral-driven

There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise-infused finish

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

precise and driving medium-bodied flavors that culminate in a moderately austere and gorgeously sustained finale