Meursault Charmes, 1989, Comtes Lafon

A clear example of how long Lafon's whites take to develop in bottle. When opened awfully closed, with a golden colour that would not put a Vendange Tardive wine to shame. Very prominent wood and alcohol at first, both in nose and taste. I gave the wine all the time to open up, and almost 2 and a half hours later it finally did. Very intense vanilla nuttiness with impressive complexity. Developing a cathedral like power in the mouth. Very fullbodied, creamy, fat, lots of glycerine. Long long aftertaste in perfect harmony, yet still clearly young and with a distinct mineralness. An almost classic 1989 appearance, combined with the power that Lafon whites can present. Worth waiting for, which will be late 90's I'd say.

Tasted May 1994.