News from the Vineyard - La Paulée at Domaine Michel Lafarge
Domaine Lafarge, la Paulée wines
September 2, 2020
By Eléonore Lafarge
When the harvest is done, it’s time for La Paulée!
The 2020 harvest ended Friday August 28 at noon at Lafarge.
As soon as the last grape is cut, all the pickers start celebrating in the vineyard, making crowns out of vine leaves and returning to the domaine being hauled by a tractor. Everyone is singing and honking to let the village know that the harvest is done. The signing doesn’t stop for a few hours usually.
In the evening, La Paulée starts with l’apéritif, then continues with a dinner and can go on until the morning. There are always a few brave ones who don’t go to sleep!
In the Burgundian spirit, to thank the team, some nice bottles are opened. This year, my father decided to share an Aligoté Raisins Dorés as an apéritif, a Meursault 2017, a Fleurie La Joie du Palais 2016, a Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2011 and a Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes 1983. Once all of these bottles are empty, people continue partying for a few hours.
La Paulée in Volnay is a bit more modest than the one in New York but everyone is happy and celebrating.
