Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay 1er Cru Champans, 2022 CHAMPAGNECOUNT followed by layers of crushed

followed by layers of crushed oyster shell

continuing to develop more complexity and nuance with time

Grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness for balanced fruit and structure

The very dry

mineral heart of the Cote des Blancs

Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay 1er Cru Champans, 2022 CHAMPAGNECOUNT followed by layers of crushedChampans has been Volnay's flagship Premier Cru since wine historians started keeping score. This 2022 from Lafon emerges brooding and darkripe black cherries, forest floor, mineralitywith the structured elegance Champans demands. The vineyard's mixed age vines (planted 1922 and 1989) and complex soils create complexity that unfolds over years. This is young Burgundy at its most promising: already poised, built for the cellar.