Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER This Merlot is a deliberate

This Merlot is a deliberate oddity: a Vin de France bottling from a grape you almost never see in Burgundy

lush finish

Serve it cold and don't overthink it

a stint in barrel that rounds off the raw edges of the agave

it offers garnet color

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthelie 1er Cru Les Duresses 2023 080725OFFER This Merlot is a deliberateLafon may be famous for white Burgundy, but Dominique's reds are no afterthought and Monthelie's Les Duresses is one of the best kept secrets in the lineup. Monthelie sits in the hills just above Volnay and Meursault, and Les Duresses is its most celebrated 1er Cru: a south facing slope that yields Pinot of real perfume and energy. Under Lafon's biodynamic hand, the 2023 is fragrant, supple, and built for the medium term. A red Burgundy with serious