Dominique Lafon Pernand-Vergelesses, Cote de Beaune, France 2022 Loire Valley and as it opens in

and as it opens in the glass

the Gavarini Chiniera is a bit more linear

more expansive wines in the lineup

Seductive in its youth yet built for the cellar

We love the mineral driven Sauvignon Blancs of France’s Loire Valley and have long hoped we would find a site here in California that could grow Sauvignon Blanc that leaned in that direction

Dominique Lafon Pernand-Vergelesses, Cote de Beaune, France 2022 Loire Valley and as it opens inDomaine des Comtes Lafon has been in the Lafon family since 1865. Dominique Lafon took over the domaine in 1985. It is comprised of approximately 14 hectares situated in the communes of Volnay, Monthlie, Chassagne Montrachet, and of course, Meursault, where the domaine and its monopole vineyard Clos de la Barre are located. All the vineyards are cultivated biodynamically and they proudly own every Premier Cru in Meursault. Dominique retired at the end