{"product_id":"domaine-lafouge-auxey-duresses-rouge-1er-cru-les-duresses-2022-burgundy","title":"Domaine Lafouge Auxey‑Duresses Rouge 1er Cru Les Duresses 2022 | Burgundy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed after the site’s rugged limestone terrain, “Les Duresses” consistently produces one of the domaine’s firmer and more structured wines. Steep slopes and poor stony soils bring dark cherry, spice and earthy savouriness with plenty of mineral tension underneath. Hand harvested fruit is mostly destemmed, though small portions of whole bunch are used depending on the vintage, before gentle extraction and élevage in mostly seasoned barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Producer \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“the domaine has, yet again, produced some excellent wines. It is a common refrain that it’s impossible to find good value Burgundy but given the modest prices for which the Lafouge wines sell, it’s immediately clear that is simply not true\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Allen Meadows, Burghound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are absolutely thrilled to add the incredible wines of Gilles and Maxime Lafouge to the portfolio. This estate is the benchmark address in Auxey-Duresses, tucked just up behind Meursault in the Cote d-Or. It has long been considered very much an “insiders” domaine, but after a string of great vintages and lavish critical praise, the secret is finally out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the vineyards are in Auxey with holdings in 5 of the 11 premier cru’s. There is also some vines in nearby Meursault and Pommard. Everything is farmed organically, vineyards are old and picking is all by hand which is not the norm in Auxey. In the cellar, its native yeasts only followed by a 5 day cold soack, with destemmed grapes....although in recent vintages the addition of up to 20% stems has been used.They aim for a relatively quick fermentation of around 15 days followed by a long elevage and no racking until about 3 months before bottling. New oak is kept to a mnimum, with up to 25% used for some of the premier cru’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are old school Burgundies in every sense of the word.The value is striking, but the quality is even more impressive. And perhaps the best part? Maxime was kind enough to hold some 2022's back for us to start our collaboration. What a gent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintrepid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52804344643897,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/1733\/7145\/files\/18_83de22b3-b0f0-4f9e-9f15-1eddbbf4b638.jpg?v=1777283370","url":"https:\/\/vintrepid.com.au\/products\/domaine-lafouge-auxey-duresses-rouge-1er-cru-les-duresses-2022-burgundy","provider":"Vintrepid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}