Domaine des Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon Milly-Lamartine 2023

$33.99 on 6+ bottles Practicing biodynamic 100% Chardonnay 350m altitude Steep, east facing slope 35+ year old vines Shallow clay over limestone with lots of rocks Indigenous yeast Aged in large 45hl barrels and 500L demi-muids Founded in 1999 by Dominique Lafon, Héritiers du Comte Lafon is his trailblazing, biodynamic Mâconnais domaine. These world class Chardonnay display what this magical region is capable of producing. Historically, the Mâconnais was known for industrially farmed, volume driven wines. Dominique was  the first Cote d’Or producer to invest in the immense potential hidden in those rolling hills by buying higher altitude, old vine parcels with the intent of letting this beautiful terroir (perhaps the most picturesque wine region in the world) reach its full potential. He started by converting all of the vineyards to biodynamic farming –the Lafon way!  Early on, he strived to preserve the fruit and minerality of the region by using only larger, neutral wood for the