So when Rene Lafon of the ultra-famous Domaine des Comtes Lafon in Meursault retired, Bruno and Dominique Lafon, his sons, decided to do something different.В They both had been making wine with Dad for quite some time.В But instead of splitting the estate in two, Dominique would continue in Meursault, and Bruno would head south, past the Rhone, and towards the Mediterranean coast. On the surface, this seems like a good idea that is fair for all.В The issue becomes that Burgundy is small, the vineyards are smaller still, and the domaines may only own a couple of rows of vines in each vineyard.В So what was once a 100-case production wine becomes a 50, then a 25, and thenВ a 12-case production, for all the worldвЂ™s wine lovers to split.В Ultimately the wines become very hard to find and the prices skyrocket.

When your father retires from his famous Burgundy domaine it creates a really big issue вЂ“ Napoleon (thatвЂ™s right-The Napoleon) mandated that the estate be split equally among all children.В This is why you sometimes get lots of permutations of the same family name across different Burgundy estates вЂ“ Anne Gros, AF Gros, Michel Gros, Francois Gros.

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