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438: Five Decades of Burgundy with Dominique Lafon

438: Five Decades of Burgundy with Dominique Lafon

FromI'll Drink to That! Wine Talk


438: Five Decades of Burgundy with Dominique Lafon

FromI'll Drink to That! Wine Talk

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Length:
101 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dominique Lafon is the Managing Director of Domaine des Comtes Lafon, with cellars in the Burgundy village of Meursault. Dominique also founded the Mâcon winery Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, and the Burgundy négociant label Dominique Lafon. He consults in Oregon at Lingua Franca Wines. Dominique discusses his firsthand meetings with some of the greats of Burgundy of a previous generation, people like Henri Jayer, Pierre Ramonet, Gérard Potel, and Hubert de Montille. He also assesses the contribution of his own generation in Burgundy, and talks about the importance of his stint working for Becky Wasserman. Dominique relates the qualities of the Meursault, Beaune, and Volnay crus he vinifies, and gives his observations about the Montrachet vineyard. He gives his opinion on the merits of various cellar techniques, and talks about what is important to him in his own winery and vineyard work in the Côte de Beaune, the Mâcon, and in Oregon.
Released:
Dec 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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