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Château Lafleur
Celebrated as the “Jewel of Pomerol”, Château Lafleur is an 11-acre vineyard across from Petrus, producing wines of equivalent quality. The property is evenly planted of Merlot and Cabernet Franc producing wines of minerality, elegance, opulence and exotic dark fruits. Arguably the most individualistic Bordelais wine around, Lafleur has been awarded The Wine Advocate 100 points on their 1945, 1947, 1950, 1975, 1982, 2000, 2009, and 2010 vintages. Robert Parker commented that they are one of the most distinctive, most exotic, and greatest wines, not only in Pomerol, but in the world.
Tasting Notes
- WA100
- Tasted at Justerini & Brooks agency tasting in London. The Château Lafleur 2000 is a monumental wine. Imagine a Harley Davidson thundering down the tarmac. Wouldn`t you want to get on? It has an extremely intense, but ineffably pure nose with more mineral expression than the Lafleur 1995. It has loosened up a little since I last tasted it, but I concur with Robert Parker that if I were lucky enough to have some of these in my cellar, I would wait until 2020 to experience the wine at its plateau. Allowing the wine to open over 30 minutes, I notice an almost flinty scent developing on the bouquet. The palate is medium-bodied, crystalline and symmetrical—everything beautifully focused—almost Left Bank in texture. This had a firm backbone, but that is becoming more "flexible" in recent years, and it fans out with consummate ease on a finish that is so long that it makes "War and Peace" seem like a short read. This is simply magnificent. Tasted February 2015.
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