Michael Lafarge Bourgogne Rouge 2022

"The 2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir delivers aromas of cherries, plums and sweet berries, followed by a medium-bodied, lively and fine-boned palate. The 2022 vintage was showing well during my annual barrel tasting chez Lafarge, emphasizing the charming, pretty side of the year. The team began picking on August 26, another early harvest. As usual, reds were destemmed, in some cases manually, and élevage is taking place in predominantly used barrels, with the Lafarge's habitual racking with aeration. The result is wines with a resolutely old-school style that have a good track record of evolving gracefully in the cellar." -WK, The Wine Advocate 01/2024