Chateau Lafleur - Les Perrieres De Lafleur 2019 (750ml)
Price: $111.00
Sale Price: $69.00
| Producer | Chateau Lafleur |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
An incredible Fronsac that readers should seek out is the 2019 Les Perrieres De Lafleur, which comes from a massale selection of vines from Château Lafleur planted on the clay and limestone soils of the Fronsac plateau. A mix of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, it has a darker ruby hue to go with a gorgeous perfume of black raspberries, darker cherries, sappy herbs, flowers, and forest floor. Gorgeous on the palate as well, this medium to full-bodied beauty has ultra-fine tannins, beautiful overall balance, and a great finish. It's a joy to drink today, yet it has another 15+ years of longevity ahead of it.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
A striking wine from the limestone plateau of Fronsac planted with massale selections from Lafleur, the 2019 Les Perrières de Lafleur is indecently good. Bursting with aromas of raspberries, violets, warm spices and rose petals, it's full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a racy, tensile profile and a long, intensely mineral finish. Les Perrières de Lafleur is compelling testimony to the primacy of vine genetics over age, as the Cabernet Franc here is a mere 3-4 years old and the Merlot 7-8, yet the resulting wine already boasts incredible intensity and character. It certainly puts the "Supérieur" in the appellation "Bordeaux Supérieur." - William Kelley
Decanter: 95 Points
The second vintage of Les Perrières (59% Cabernet Franc, 41% Merlot), made by the same team and vine genetics as Lafleur but on limestone terroir in Fronsac. Bramble black fruits on the nose with tiny hints of dark chocolate, slate and scented violets. Super-juicy on the palate, playful and light in terms of clarity with veins of chalk and minerality. Smooth, pure and well framed with abundant freshness that stays long on the finish. Finely detailed with salinity. Delicious. Drinking Window 2025 - 2045
Savoury, succulent, with rippling muscles. The limestone terroir here (just above Ch La Rivière in Fronsac, with just 20-30cm of soil before you hit limestone) is clear in the cool, silky feel and vibrant violet colour. Menthol and blueberry, real character that is more in line with Cabernet Franc from Chinon than Bordeaux - and is massal selected vines from the Lafleur vineyard, as is the Merlot. Makes you think, and is extremely impressive.
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