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  • Country ranking ?

    708
  • Producer ranking ?

    20
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2040
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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The Story

The vines were planted in two stages by Auguste and Pierre Morey. They are old, weak vines producing little (between 20 and 35 hl/ha). Badly affected by fan-leaf degeneration, they have improved considerably since the application of biodynamic preparations. The parcel is situated at the far south of Montrachet also facing south. The soil is fairly dark, quite deep and stony. It consistently produces wines rich in alcohol, balanced out by their...

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Wine Information

Lafon Vintage 2000

The Weather :
Interesting points of note:

* A cold winter, good pruning conditions with little rain.
* Spring was wet, bud-burst took place at the usual time.
* A spurt of rapid, even growth bringing early and consistent flowering (early June).
* July was cold and wet with intense pressure from mildew which we kept under control.
* August was hot and stormy. Several patches of botrytis appeared on the red vines.
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Vintage 2000

The 2000 vintage in Burgundy, France, is generally considered a very good to excellent vintage for both red and white wines. It was a year marked by favorable weather conditions, which allowed grapes to ripen well and produced wines with good structure and aging potential. Here are some key characteristics of the Burgundy wine vintage 2000:

  1. Quality: The 2000 vintage is highly regarded in Burgundy and is often praised for its overall q...

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A 2000 Lafon Montrachet was yeasty and a bit stewed in the nose, possessing aromas of creamed corn, coffee grinds and almost a szechuan beefy edge. It still came across oily and a bit syrupy, atypical for 2000, and had pinches of animal as well. Overall, the nose was very exotic. The palate was rich and concentrated with nice texture, oily again, also with good body and garden flavors. Although also kinky and wild on the palate, it was still shorter than I wanted it to be.
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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Good

Fake factory

None

Drinking temperature

11

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