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Lafleur 2001 150cl

AOC | Pomerol | Bordeaux | France
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19 Rene Gabriel
02: Fassprobe: Kompaktes Bouquet; Teeblätter, pfeffrig, sehr konzentriert, Red-Currant-Note, wirkt aber im Ansatz noch etwas trocken. Fester Gaumen, rote Kirschen, sattes, dichtes Extrakt, viel Stoff, dezente Honignote, eine ledrige Textur und ein sehr intensiver Nachhall. Zeigt Anflüge von Rustikalität und ein recht grosses Potential, ist aber in diesem Stadium schwer zu ergründen und wird wohl erst bei seiner Genussreife seine richtige Grösse beweisen (17/20). Mit Jacques Guineaudeau auf dem Weingut im Jahr 2004 verkostet: Mittleres Granat-Rubin; aufhellend. Würziges Bouquet; Tabak, Leder, leicht animalisch, Thymian und eine erstaunliche Konzentration in der Nase, dahinter getrocknete Waldbeeren, sehr vielschichtig im Ansatz. Im Gaumen eine Aromatik wie eine Mischung aus Chambertin und Musigny; so fein, so zart, samtene Textur, viel Druck, im Finale Rauch-, Terroirnoten und die typische, sanfte Trockenheit grosser Lafleurs. 09: Viel zu jung aber fraglos gross. Kompoakt, trocken mit massiven Gerbstoffen. Warten, aber wer nicht hat; kaufen. Das ist momentan einer der besten Lafleurwerten vom Preis her. beginnen (2013 - 2035)
93 Wine Spectator
This wine starts out very tight, with fresh herb and tobacco character, but then it opens to ripe plum, berry and chocolate character. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, caressing finish. Impressive. Lafleur is always outstanding. Best after 2009. 1,000 cases made. ?JS
92 Robert Parker
Performing slightly less impressively from bottle than it did from cask, this wine?s Cabernet Franc element has come forward, revealing a distinctive herbal, bell pepper, vegetal character that kept my score from going higher. Nevertheless, there is plenty to like about this 2001 Pomerol. It possesses a saturated ruby/purple color, powerful aromas (kirsch liqueur, raspberries, and blackberries), an earthy, muscular, chunky character, and the most tannic personality of any Pomerol I tasted. While not the huge blockbuster Lafleur can often produce, it is well-built. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019.
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Château Lafleur
Consisting of a mere 4.5-hectares of vines, with more than half, surprisingly planted to Cabernet Franc, Château Lafleur may be one of the smaller Pomerol properties, but that does not change that is certainly one of the finest. Located on the gravel-rich Pomerol Plateau, neighboring the phenomenal châteaux, Pétrus and La Fleur-Pétrus, Lafleur regularly produces comparable high-quality wines. Since its creation in 1872, Château Lafleur has stayed in the same kin-line, today, the fifth generation is represented by the Guinaudeau family, that took over estate in the mid-1980s. This single-vineyard grower-producer, due to its rather large proportion of Cabernet Franc, creates considerably structured wines that have the ability to age gracefully for two decades or more. Lafleur is their consistently impressive Grand Vin that shows the house’s signature concentrated layers of dark fruits, minerals, and liquorice, complimented by the wines overall rich opulence.