Lafarge - Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots Blanc 2021 (750ml)
Price: $125.00
| Producer | Lafarge |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 1303432 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 92 Points
This is a wine of solid quality with a limpid purity of fruit and exquisite balance. There are forward engaging aromas of ripe apple and citrus fruit with a soft floral note that suggests hawthorn flowers. There is plenty of fresh crisp acidity on the palate and the wine has a firm mineral underpinning but everything is in lovely balance. It is produced from a 0.23-hectare parcel on southeast-facing slopes high on the hill just north of the Clos des Mouches but Lafarge produced only one barrel in this disastrous vintage. (Drink between 2025-2035)
Burghound: 90-93 Points
This is at once ultra-fresh and ultra-cool with its restrained and slightly smoky aromas of just sliced apple pear and a background floral whiff. There is notably more minerality suffusing the tension-filled medium-bodied flavors that possess a certain mid-palate succulence while retaining fine cut and precision on the chiseled very dry and lingering finale. This is lovely and also quite understated in style. (Drink starting 2026)
Wine Advocate: 90-91 Points
Notes of pear peach white flowers and buttery pastry introduce the 2021 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Aigrots Blanc a medium-bodied taut and racy wine of which only one barrel was produced.
Jasper Morris: 89-91 Points
One barrel only. Ripe fruit a touch of bacon fat then white stone fruit across the palate. Surprising depth behind with excellent acidity. Not quite a classical balance but there is a lot of wine here. Promising. Drink from 2025-2029.
Vinous: 89-91 Points
There is one barrel of the 2021 Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru Blanc this year whereas usually there are five. It has an attractive well-defined bouquet with dried honey grilled walnut and light fumé scents. The palate is well balanced with fine depth and more complexity than Lafarge's Meursault with a judicious touch of spice on the finish. Worth seeking out. (Drink between 2023-2038)
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