2024 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Les Duresses, Domaine Jean & Gilles Lafouge

Officially, this is the best vineyard in the appellation, hence it gave its name to the village, but there is not much between this wine and the previous one, though stylistically they are not the same. This is more classically Auxey, being stricter and more structured with greater minerality and sense of stone. But it is also packed full of very classy, fully phenolically-ripe fruit and beautifully integrated tannins. It’s a very complete wine and clearly merits its high status. Drink from 2030