Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Mitans 2023 Emil now steers operations

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Elevation: Situated on the Saint-Emilion plateau

In the cellar: open wooden vats

La Tour du Bon farms limestone and sandy plots at around 150 meters

Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Mitans 2023 Emil now steers operationsThe Land Volnay sits on the Cte de Beaune's western slope, and Les Mitans occupies a narrow band of mid slope that many consider the appellation's most classically proportioned premier cru. The Lafarge parcel is 0. 39 hectares, planted in 1952 and 1976, on a southeast facing site at roughly 250 meters elevation. Soils here are deep brown clay and silt over limestone bedrock, heavier than some Volnay sites, which gives Mitans its characteristic depth