A Meursault esiste una proprietà vinicola che spicca sulle altre sia per la qualità della produzione, sia per la fama mondiale che si è guadagnata: il Domaine des Comtes Lafon. Fondata alla fine del XIX secolo da Jules Lafon, un benestante appassionato di vini, la tenuta oggi si estende su 13 denominazioni ed è gestita dal suo pronipote Dominique Lafon, nel pieno rispetto delle tradizioni di famiglia. La tenuta, da sempre attenta alla salvaguardia dell’ambiente, dal 1998 ha ottenuto la certificazione biologica e applica anche i principi fondamentali della biodinamica.

A small appellation nestled between Volnay and Meursault, Monthélie covers an area of around 130 hectares, of which only 18 hectares produce white wine. The vines are south and south-east facing on a gravelly limestone terroir covered with red clay and marl. For his own label, Dominique Lafon sources his grapes from here and vinifies them with the same level of care as he does the wines from the domain. He press whole bunches before decanting them into chilled stainless steel vats for 24 hours. After four to six days, the indigenous yeasts begin to ferment the grape and the resulting wine is later aged in the same container.
This Monthélie is golden in colour with a fragrant bouquet of white flowers, citrus fruits and sweet spices. Lively and energetic, this wine feels dense and ripe on the palate, made taut by its minerality. A wine which can be left to age for several years in the cellar and which would pair well with oven-baked fish or roast poultry.