95

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

(fined last week) Pale yellow. Knockout nose combines smoky vanillin oak, toasty reduction and iodine. Then extremely rich and powerful in the mouth, with a strong acid spine leavening the impression of solidity. This wonderfully tactile wine finishes with outstanding persistence. Lafon compares it in quality to the 2007 but says this one is richer. 09/2010

96

Jasper Morris

Inside Burgundy

A fresh glowing pale gold – the 2008 always was deep in colour, Dominique tells us. The bouquet takes a moment, though on the palate, a magnificent concentration of fruit is immediately apparent with a balanced but forceful acidity, chiselled and salty. Then a sweetness of fruit to finish, with a fresh Seville orange note. The fruit, in its 2008 wind-dried style, continues to grow in the glass. Drink from 2024-2030. Tasted May 2023.

93

William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Lafon's 2008 Montrachet Grand Cru is showing well, though it can't match the lovely 2009. Offering up a creamy, lactic bouquet of sweet orchard fruit and orange oil, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and racy, with a comparatively taut, streamlined profile by the standards of this cuvée. 02/2025