2024 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Les Duresses 'La Parapelle' Blanc, Domaine Jean & Gilles Lafouge

Young vines here but the wine is terrific. The vineyard is more known for its Pinot, yet this little plot is perfect for making serious white wine and judged on the quality of the juice from these 10-year-old vines, that is very much the case. The wine has a lovely savoury spine with real concentration and a strong sense of salinity. Facing south-east the vineyard gets plenty of sunshine and is one of the first to be harvested in order to preserve the energy of the wine, a tactic that has clearly worked. Drink from 2028