Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Expect rich tropical fruit and

Expect rich tropical fruit and a whiff of reduction that adds complexity rather than distraction

polished and built for the cellar

citrus (pomelo)

From the producer: Talisker double-matured in ex-bodega Amoroso cask wood for rich and fruity sweetness that rounds out the peaty

Dry-farming Chardonnay at 1

Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Expect rich tropical fruit andDominique Lafon, the Meursault icon, founded Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon in 1999 to prove the Maconnais could make serious Chardonnay, farming biodynamically across the region. Vire Clesse is its own appellation, known for fuller, riper, more textured whites off limestone slopes. Lafon's version balances that generosity with cut and minerality, so it drinks rich but never flabby. One of the most rewarding values in white Burgundy. Drink now or cellar