Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay winemakers with their horse in the Burgundy vineyard, framed with Dynamic Cellars wave design

Domaine Michel Lafarge

Domaine Michel Lafarge is a family estate in Volnay, farmed biodynamically since 2000. Frédéric Lafarge joined his father Michel in 1978, and his daughter Clothilde joined in 2018. The domaine owns a monopole, the Volnay premier cru Clos du Château des Ducs.

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The Lafarge family makes wine in Volnay, in the Côte de Beaune. Michel Lafarge led the domaine for over six decades; his son Frédéric joined him in 1978 and Frédéric's daughter Clothilde followed in 2018. The estate covers about 12 hectares, mostly in Volnay and Beaune, planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Aligoté.

Biodynamic trials began in 1997 and the whole domaine converted in 2000; it is certified organic and biodynamic. In the cellar the grapes are fully destemmed, fermentation runs on ambient yeasts, and the wines age 12 to 18 months in barrels with at most a quarter new oak. The reds are bottled without fining or filtration.

The domaine's Volnay premiers crus are its signature: Clos des Chênes, Les Caillerets, Les Mitans, the Cinq Climats blend, and the Clos du Château des Ducs, a monopole owned outright. From Beaune comes the premier cru Les Aigrots, and the Bourgogne Raisins Dorés is the estate's white from Aligoté.

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