2017 Domaine des Comtes Lafon - Meursault Gouttes d'OrColour : White Producer : Domaine des Comtes Lafon Label Name : Meursault Gouttes d'Or Country : France Region : Burgundy Sub Region : Cote de Beaune Variety : Chardonnay Vintage : 2017 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : AG91 93 Vinous by Antonio Galloni Tasting Note : Appearance: Pale gold. Aroma: Ripe stone fruits, flinty mineral, white flowers, and hints of praline and hazelnut. Palate: Broad shouldered and intense yet balanced with high

yet soft and velvety with a fine dusty texture to the finish

this is a wine of outstanding interest and quality

the wine is blended from multiple vintages to achieve both complexity and balance

Medium to full-bodied with good tannin structure from the 2021 vintage’s natural concentration

Colour : Red Producer : Chateau Beaucastel Label Name : Coudoulet de Beaucastel Cotes du Rhone Country : France Region : Rhone Variety : Grenache : 40%

with a complex and balanced finish

but ever so subtle

The 2021 Pessac-Léognan white wine vintage was exceptional

with its biodynamic farming and the experience of a team who managed similar challenges in 2017 and 2018

making it particularly well-suited to the classic Daiquiri and other citrus-forward rum cocktails that demand both complexity and clarity of base spirit character

For those who follow Philipponnat’s work and for collectors who seek vintage Champagne of documented single-vineyard provenance from a respected house

-- William Kelley