Domaine Lafouge Auxery-Duresses "Les Boutonniers" 2023

Domaine Lafouge Auxey-Duresses Les Boutonniers 2023

Collectors seeking the insider’s shortcut to Côte de Beaune white virtues will gravitate to Les Boutonniers 2023, a north-facing parcel perched at 260 m where Auxey meets Meursault. Very shallow soils beneath a dry-stone wall bring saline cut and taut citrus drive, while the 2023 season adds ripe white-peach flesh over cool tension. One year in 20 % new oak followed by six months in tank preserves crystalline energy. Only 5.500 bottles were produced.

Producer: Domaine Lafouge
Vintage: 2023
Designation: Auxey-Duresses Les Boutonniers
Parcels / Lieu-dit: Les Boutonniers
Variety: Chardonnay
Average Vine Age: 40 years
Soils & Exposure: Very shallow soils at 260 m; north-facing slope bordered by a stone wall
Fermentation: Hand-harvested; crushed and pressed 3 h 30; 18 h settling; indigenous yeasts; alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in 228 L and 350 L barrels
Élevage: 12 months in barrel (20 % new), then 6 months in tank; free SO₂ 30 mg/L; fining only if required; very light filtration
Alcohol: 12%
Total Production: 5.500

The Domaine
Domaine Lafouge has quietly stewarded Auxey-Duresses vineyards since 1650, yet under sixth-generation vigneron Maxime Lafouge the cellar now punches far above its weight. Farming lutte raisonnée and harvesting entirely by hand, the family crafts whites and reds that rival better-known Meursault addresses while remaining refreshingly modest in price. Rarité is proud to serve as the estate’s Danish partner, offering allocations that vanish quickly among in-the-know Burgundy collectors.