Château Lafleur 2020
IN BOND
Delivery 2023
Appellation - Pomerol
Owner - Jacques and Sylvie Guinaudeau
50% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Second wine – Les Pensées de Lafleur
Annual production – 18,000 bottles
TASTING NOTES
"I was, to be honest, a little unsure of how the gravels here would react to the dry summer but the first hit of graphite and smoky berry fruit makes it clear Lafleur has taken the vintage in its stride. This is an excellent wine, barely showing its potential right now - it's a big year, with knitted-down tannins, serious and powerful, not austere so much as layered, complex and full of hidden energy. The floral aromatics curl up after 10 minutes in the glass, as does bitter chocolate and crushed mint."Drinking Window 2027 - 2050
Jane Anson, Decanter.com, May 2021
98/100