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Vinfolio, Apr 2023

This is a standout in 2022 – the pure limestone of these vineyards clearly providing a lifeline for these youthful vines. The wine is darker and perfumed, with tart redcurrant tones alongside blackcurrant fruit, lifted by floral scents. The palate is juicy and vibrant with a mineral thread, incredible purity and seamless tannins. Beautiful finesse this year. Blend: 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc

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94
94/100

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95
94-96/100

William Kelley, Wine Advocate

95
94-95/100

James Suckling

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94 - 96 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 94-96/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Jun 2023

The 2022 Les Perrieres De Lafleur comes from pure limestone soils (the same as in Saint-Emilion) and is 50% Merlot and 50% Bouschet. Its deep purple hue is followed by a Cabernet Franc-driven wine offering pure red and blue fruits as well as lots of floral, violet, and forest floor-like aromas and flavors. It's another medium to full-bodied, pure, seamless, impeccably balanced wine from this team that knocks it out of the park in the vintage. This is pure Fronsac brilliance.

93 - 95 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 93-95/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2023

Flowers, black raspberries, red plums, cherries, chocolate and black raspberries are all over the place. The medium-bodied wine has a strong sense of minerality you can taste and feel on the mid-palate and in the long, perfectly-ripe, fruit-filled finish. The fruits taste as if they were blended with crushed stones, giving you lift, complexity and vibrancy in the elegant finish. The wine blends 50% Cabernet Franc with 50% Merlot. The harvest took place September 9 - September 22. Drink from 2023-2040.

94 - 96 points
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Score 94-96/100 · William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Apr 2023

The 2022 Les Perrières de Lafleur shows just how adapted this higher-altitude site on the plateau of Fronsac is to warmer vintages. Wafting from the glass with aromas of mulberries and raspberries, sweet spices and rose petals, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with racy acids and a taut, mineral profile. It's another brilliant effort from this visionary project.

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Société Civile du Ch. Lafleur

The Société Civile du Ch. Lafleur is the collective name for the Guinaudeau family’s wines and estates. These are some of the Right Bank’s most famous wines, including Ch. Lafleur and Les Pensées in Pomerol, along with Les Perrières, Les Champs Libres and Ch. Grand Village in Fronsac.

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