Héritiers du Comte Lafon

In September 1999 the Lafon family of Meursault bought a domaine in the Maconnais at Milly Lamartine, renaming it Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon.
In May 2003 a further domaine of 6 hectares in the villages of Uchizy and Chardonnay was bought, including two potential single vineyard sites. The whole operation, based at Milly, is now looked after by Caroline Gon under the supervision of Dominique Lafon. The vineyards were immediately converted to organic and now to biodynamic farming.

The wines are vinified partly in stainless steel, partly in large wooden foudres (ovals) and partly in demi-muids - barrels of 600 litres, depending on the cuvée. Seven wines are made in total:
Three regular cuvées
Mâcon - a basic cuvée vinified in stainless steel, and now bottled in stelvin.
Mâcon Villages - a blend from Uchizy and Chardonnay
Macon Milly-Lamartine

And four single vineyard wines
Macon Bussières Le Mansard 0.8ha: This is a small strip of vines well placed on a south facing slope which ripens early and makes a lovely plump wine for early consumption.

Macon Uchizy En Maranches: An east-facing slope over-looking the valley of the Saône and the A6 motorway.

Macon Chardonnay Clos de la Crochette: A 2.6ha walled clos which apparently was one of the very first sites to be planted by the monks of Cluny around 1000 years ago on a gently sloping, south facing, early ripening vineyard.

Macon Milly-Lamartine Clos du Four: The best section of the vineyard in Milly, forming a steep sided amphitheatre, mostly east facing, and making concentrated wine with good acidity and a fine mineral feel, capable of some ageing. IThe wine is matured in wooden foudres and bottled in September.