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Lafleur 2002 300cl

AOC | Pomerol | Bordeaux | France
CHF 1’729.60
Critics scores
94 Vinous
94 Vinous
17 Rene Gabriel
17 Rene Gabriel
89 Robert Parker
89 Wine Spectator
89 Wine Spectator
89 Robert Parker
The 2002 Lafleur is a vintage that I have tasted numerous times. It has an intense bouquet for a 2002, quite mineral-driven with plenty of energy, though always a little conservative in keeping with the style of the vintage. The palate is quite dense and muscular, a little dry around the edge but with a core of blackberry and cranberry fruit that fans out on the Left Bank inspired finish. Excellent. Tasted blind in Bordeaux.
Producer
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.