Le Monsard
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted chicken, grilled sea bass, creamy goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Le Monsard is a highly regarded parcel located in the commune of Milly-Lamartine within the Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy. Bottled under the 'Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon' label—the Lafon family's pioneering estate established in 1999—this wine benefits from the same legendary biodynamic viticulture and precision winemaking that defines their iconic Meursaults. The vineyard of Le Monsard is situated on a steep, high-altitude slope of the Monsard hill, where very stony, thin, limestone-dominant soils force the vines to dig deep. This cool-climate terroir imparts a distinctive mineral tension, vibrant acidity, and crystalline purity to the Chardonnay, which is aged in large, neutral oak foudres to preserve its fresh, terroir-driven character.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1869 by the Boch family and formally developed by Comte Jules Lafon following his marriage to Marie Boch in 1894, Domaine des Comtes Lafon is an undisputed benchmark of Meursault. In the mid-1980s, fourth-generation vigneron Dominique Lafon reclaimed historical family parcels from sharecroppers, pioneering a conversion to certified organic viticulture in 1995 and full biodynamics by 1998. Today, the 16.3-hectare Côte de Beaune estate is directed by the fifth generation, Léa and Pierre Lafon. The domaine boasts exceptional holdings across premier crus—including Genevrières, Perrières, and Charmes—alongside the monopole Clos de la Barre, prime red terroirs in Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu, and a cherished parcel of Grand Cru Le Montrachet acquired in 1919. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in modest proportions of new French oak in cold, deep cellars, Lafon's Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs achieve crystalline terroir expression, textural breadth, and profound ageability.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay