Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 SF Chronicle - Past Pick This is Nebbiolo at its

This is Nebbiolo at its most aerial and aromatic - a different beast than its Piedmontese cousins

preserving the grape's aromatic character and freshness while developing savory notes

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

2019 gives it ripeness without losing the chalk

Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire-Clesse 2024 SF Chronicle - Past Pick This is Nebbiolo at itsDominique 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