Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Mitans 2023 Bourbon dark-fruited profile

dark-fruited profile

given roughly three hours of skin contact in simple vats

founded in 1959 and built over decades into a resort anchored by the one-star Trattoria Al Cacciatore

gratin dauphinois alongside a simple pork loin

The Malbec comes from Las Compuertas (Luján de Cuyo)

Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Mitans 2023 Bourbon dark-fruited profileThe Land Volnay sits on the Cte de Beaune's western slope, and Les Mitans occupies a narrow band of mid slope that many consider the appellation's most classically proportioned premier cru. The Lafarge parcel is 0. 39 hectares, planted in 1952 and 1976, on a southeast facing site at roughly 250 meters elevation. Soils here are deep brown clay and silt over limestone bedrock, heavier than some Volnay sites, which gives Mitans its characteristic depth