Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon

Viré Clessé, 2019

Name: Viré Clessé
Brand: Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon
Price: 29.22 GBP

93/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

88/100

Vinous

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75cl
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

From a selection within 7ha that was originally part of the Château de Vir estate that Dominique Lafon acquired in 2009. Only a small proportion actually goes into this wine, the rest is declassified into Macon Villages. The vines are old, up to 75 years old, and are a massale selection of the rare muscat variety of Chardonnay. The resulting wine is floral charming, fresh and complex.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

93/100

William Kelley,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Unwinding in the glass with aromas of pear, clear honey, oatmeal and white flowers, the 2019 Vire-Clesse is medium to full-bodied, satiny and textural, with a tightly wound core and chalky grip on the finish. This important cuvee for the domaine was harvested in seven different picks this year.

drinking window 2023 - 2035

date of review 08/2021

88/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2019 Vire-Clessé has a very appealing bouquet of white peach and lime aromas, an underlying earthiness lending another dimension to the aromatics. The palate is well balanced with generous, slightly Muscat-tinged fruit, maybe missing a little definition on the finish yet still full of freshness. Fine.

drinking window 2020 - 2025

date of review 12/2020

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Burgundy

Appellation:

Mâcon

Producer:

Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon

style:

White Wine

Grape Variety:

Chardonnay

abv:

14%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.