Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans, 2023 vegan Michel Aroldi’s Château Dompierre operates

Michel Aroldi’s Château Dompierre operates outside the 1855 Classification but produces wine that challenges the hierarchy

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then hand-zested and distilled with obsessive care

” Fermentation is with native yeasts

Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans, 2023 vegan Michel Aroldi’s Château Dompierre operatesLes Mitans sits at mid slope on the Volnay hillside, where sandy clay soils coax a particularly perfumed, floral expression from Pinot Noir. This is the most immediately seductive of Lafarge's premier crus the one that greets you with rose petal and red fruit before the structure quietly announces itself. Frdric Lafarge and daughter Clothilde farm the site biodynamically and age in old oak, letting the terroir speak without interference. The 2023