Domaine Michel Lafarge • Volnay, France
Domaine Michel Lafarge’s Volnay Premier Cru Clos du Château des Ducs is a tiny walled monopole in the domaine’s garden—p…Domaine Michel Lafarge’s Volnay Premier Cru Clos du Château des Ducs is a tiny walled monopole in the domaine’s garden—planted mainly to old Pinot Noir vines on shallow brown clay over limestone with a gravel layer—farmed biodynamically and…Learn More »
$380
/750ml
2009 Retail Average
94
/100
2009 Pro Rating
Silky red and blue fruits in the 2009 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos du Château des Ducs Premier Cru are framed by floral tones, cool earth and a stony edge, giving the wine both charm and seriousness. The palate is pure and finely etched rather than massive, yet the concentrated core and superb balance carry through to a long, resonant finish that shows this site’s pedigree and the vintage’s generosity. Already graceful, it still has the stuffing to develop even greater nuance with time in bottle.
Roast duck with cherries; Herb-crusted rack of lamb; Wild mushroom risotto
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Domaine Michel Lafarge’s Volnay Premier Cru Clos du Château des Ducs is a tiny walled monopole in the domaine’s garden—planted mainly to old Pinot Noir vines on shallow brown clay over limestone with a gravel layer—farmed biodynamically and picked/fermented traditionally (hand-sorted, largely de‑stemmed, indigenous yeasts) and matured with little new oak. The wine is known for its refined, floral red-fruit profile (cherry, red plum, rose/peony) threaded with stony minerality, delicate tannins and tectonic acidity, combining immediate charm with…