Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

Côte de Beaune

Volnay 1er Cru Santenots du Milieu 2010, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

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In order to establish the date of birth of the Domaine des Comtes Lafon it is necessary to go back, to 22 January 1894, when an administrative accountant of the south-west of France, Jules Joseph Barthélémy Lafon, married the daughter of a family of Meursault wine merchants, Marie Bloch. Marie inherited some vineyards in that area of the Côte de Beaune, while Jules was engaged in his career as a state administrator, culminating in the 1920s with his election as mayor of Meursault. [Read more…] about Volnay 1er Cru Santenots du Milieu 2010, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Meursault Clos de la Barre 2012, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

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In order to establish the date of birth of the Domaine des Comtes Lafon it is necessary to go back, to 22 January 1894, when an administrative accountant of the south-west of France, Jules Joseph Barthélémy Lafon, married the daughter of a family of Meursault wine merchants, Marie Bloch. Marie inherited some vineyards in that area of the Côte de Beaune, while Jules was engaged in his career as a state administrator, culminating in the 1920s with his election as mayor of Meursault. [Read more…] about Meursault Clos de la Barre 2012, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches 2010, Joseph Drouhin

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Joseph Drouhin is a maison that hardly leaves indifferent wine lovers of Burgundy because of its wines, both white and red, which warm the heart. The name of this winery is that of its homonymous founder Joseph who, at only 22 years, in 1880, established its headquarters in Beaune, beginning to produce wines with the same determination with which he bought the most beautiful vineyards of the various appellations. [Read more…] about Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches 2010, Joseph Drouhin

Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets, Henri Boillot

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The history of actual Domaine Henri Boillot began in the early 1900s when this family started producing wine in Burgundy, in the areas of Puligny-Montrachet and Volnay. Among the outstanding figures of this winery it is worth mentioning Henri’s grandfather (also Henri), the first to take advantage of the vineyards owned by the Boillot family, and his son Jean who considerably expanded the vineyards owned. [Read more…] about Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets, Henri Boillot

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