Château Lafleur

Pomerol

 

 

2024 Château Lafleur

APR 25 Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, blueberries, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, nuanced, juicy, saline, layered, detailed, nuanced, intense, fruit forward, long finish. 95-97

 

2024 Les Pensées

APR 25 Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, blueberries, nuanced and layered nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, nuanced, juicy, blackberries, detailed, saline, minerals, bright, lovely expression. Long. 93-95

 

2023 Château Lafleur

APR 24 Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, scented, detailed, nuanced, floral, bright yet deep and layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, spices, nuanced, layered, deepr, intense, liquorice, long finish. 96-98

 

2023 Les Penses

APR 24 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, dark fruits, nuanced, detailed, layered, floral, scented, layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, detailed, nuanced, minerals, textured, layered, energetic, saline, long finish. 93-95

 

2022 Château Lafleur 

JAN 25 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, layered, detailed, fruit forward, detailed, minerals beneath, deep nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, blueberries, spices, layered, detailed, intense, fruit forward, so many layers, stunning length. 100

 

2022 Château Lafleur

APR 23 Ruby. Detailed, intense, almost dense nose, layered and deep, firm nose, tight. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, energetic, rich, layered, firm, incredible depth and nuanced, tight knit at this stage, layered and deep, stunning length. Incredible and absolutely stunning, one of the powerhouses of the vintage. 97-99

 

20220 Les Pensées

JAN 25 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit, detailed, nuanced, fruit forward, layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, juicy, layered, such smoothness of texture, so velvety and silky, yet powerful. Long. Lovely energy to it. 96

 

2022 Les Pensées

APR 23 Ruby. Cassis, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, blackberries nose, detailed, minerals, scented.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, super soft attack, layered, blackberries, juicy, blackberries, deatiled and layered, so smooth and then more textured finish, long. A beauty. 94-96

 

2021 Château Lafleur

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit driven, blueberries, intense nose, deep. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, intense, detailed, nuanced and long. Some vibrancy behind a quite dense fruit, minerals, iron notes, layered and long. 95-97

 

2021 Les Pensées

APR 22 Ruby. 60 Bouchet, 40M Blackberries, anise, spices, firmer nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, firm, lovely concentration, around 13,5% alcohol. Long finish. 93-95

 

2018 Château Lafleur

54 Bouchet(CF) 46M. Ruby. Blueberries, some minerals, violets, roses, nuanced and detailed nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, detailed, blackberries, spices, lush and layered, velvety, minerals, nuanced, goes on and on, some coffee and almost fruit stone notes, meaning, ever so slightly bitter. Very long finish. 97-99

 

2018 Les Pensées de Lafleur

54 Bouchet(CF) 46M. Ruby. Spices, blueberries, cassis, some thyme, richer nose, deep. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries, blueberries, quite dense, intense, richer, creamy, long. 93-95

 

2017 Château Lafleur

APR 18 53 CF 47 M Ruby. Scented, blueberries, violets, nuanced, detailed, denser, tight but layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, lots of fine tannins, intense, detailed and layered, nuanced, denser, ripe, long. Very long. 96-98

 

2017 Les Pensées de Lafleur

APR 18 Ruby. Scented, red berries, bright, fruity, nuanced, elegant and detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, fruity, detailed, intense, nuanced and long, a sort of subtle but playful Les Pensées, maybe more linear. 93-95

 

2016 Château Lafleur
APR 16 Ruby. Floral, blackberries, anise, blueberries, raspberries, nuanced, detailed, violets and white chocolate nose, some exotic spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, detailed, nuanced, layered, ripe dark berries and spices, minerals, long finish. 97-99

2016 Les Pensées de Lafleur
APR 16 Ruby. Red berries, anise, fruity, blueberries, elegant nose, fruity, scented, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, elegant texture, detailed, long. 92-94

 

2015 Château Lafleur

APR 16 Ruby. Red berries, blueberries, fruity, scented, some floral notes, violets and minerals, seductive nose, quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, ripe, rich, intense, probably the most powerful Pomerol this year with L'Evangile, intense, some coffee and chocolate, cassis and blueberries, vanilla and wood, firm. Long. 95-97

 

2015 Les Pensées de Lafleur

APR 16 Not a second wine as such, but from a separate part of the vineyard that is an old riverbed and has deeper clay. Ruby. Fresh, elegant nose, some floral notes, scented, nuanced, dark and red fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant, fresh and lively, detailed, long. 92-94

 

2012 Château Lafleur

APR 13 Deepish ruby. Slightly scented, nuanced, layered, very elegant and refined nose, complex and slightly floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, smooth texture, oak is a little bit biting at the moment, long finish. 92-94

 

2012 Pensées de Lafleur

APR 13  Bright ruby. Elegant and quite refined nose, nuanced, mineral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner style but very elegant, almost mineraly finish, good length. 87-89

 

2009 Château Lafleur

AUG 25 Ruby. Scented, blackberries, nuanced, layered, intense, fruit forward, floral, such depth on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, lush, layered, nuanced, fruit forward, intense, detailed and fruit forward, gorgeous length. 98

 

2009 Château Lafleur
JAN 14 Deep ruby. Fruity, more intense nose, blueberries, scented, floral and lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity and richer palate, sweet, fruity, intense, coffee notes, bit woody finish, very long. 96

 

1998 Château Lafleur
NOV 11 Ruby, garnet rim, floral, bell peppers, herbaceous side, lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, on the verge of hard barrel notes, otherwise refreshing and playful, good length. 92

 

1995 Château Lafleur

APR 17 Ruby. Ripe blueberries, spices, exotic notes nose, scented, detailed, minty, nuanced nose. Minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, detailed, elegant, floral, lovely balance, seductive, long. 96

 

1989 Château Lafleur

AUG 18 Ruby. Spices, dark berries, anise, some spices, anise, ripe, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark berries, anise, spices, nuanced, a bit woody still, long. 95

 

1984 Château Lafleur

NOV 09 Orange colour. Thin, acidic and drying. 

 

1961 Château Lafleur

AUG 25 Ruby, brown rim. Dates, figs, dried fruits, nuanced, liquorice, sweet fruits and raisins. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, nuanced, leaner bodied, spices, minerals, refined, very elegant, but somewhat fragile. 95

 

1948 Château Lafleur

AUG 23 Ruby with brick rim. Mature nose of dates, tobacco, leather, leaner nose, very mature, but still scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, redcurrants, leaner finish, leather, good length. Tiring. 91