Domaine Lafouge Meursault Les Meix-Chavaux 2023

Domaine Lafouge Meursault Les Meix-Chavaux 2023

Few village parcels in Meursault rival Les Meix-Chavaux for pedigree, and Lafouge’s 2023 bottling fires on all cylinders. Ninety-five-year-old Chardonnay vines rooted in slightly richer soils at 260 m on a north-east-facing slope give a layered core of Meyer lemon and salted butter, carried by a mineral chassis that surges across the palate. One year in 20 % new oak followed by six months in tank shapes the breadth without muting its crystalline drive. Only 2.500 bottles were produced.

Producer: Domaine Lafouge
Vintage: 2023
Designation: Meursault Les Meix-Chavaux
Parcels / Lieu-dit: Les Meix-Chavaux
Variety: Chardonnay
Average Vine Age: 95 years
Soils & Exposure: Slightly richer soils (fewer stones) at 260 m; north-east aspect
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; very light filtration
Alcohol: 12%
Total Production: 2.500

The Domaine
Domaine Lafouge has quietly stewarded Auxey-Duresses and neighbouring 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.