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The 2023 Lafleur has a delightful aromatic complexity – with notes of iris and plum that stand out on the nose. There’s a weightless quality to the wine as it glides across the palate. Medium-bodied and vibrant, the purity of red fruit coupled with such balanced acidity is remarkable. This serious Lafleur will require time in bottle to show its full potential, but will be worth the wait. 14% alcohol. Blend: 54% Bouschet (Cabernet Franc), 46% Merlot
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James Suckling
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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A smoking 2023 that highlights the complexity and nuances of this château, the 2023 Château Lafleur offers redcurrants, assorted red fruits, spicy herbs, smoky tobacco, cassis, and flowers on the nose. Based on 54% Cabernet Franc and 46% Merlot and aged 15 months in barrel (25% new and 75% once-used), it's medium to full-bodied and has a gorgeously layered, seamless mouthfeel, incredible purity, and outstanding length. The supple, layered character here is truly gorgeous, and it's clearly one of the top handful of wines in the vintage, as well as a perfect wine. Drink 2030-2060.
The 2023 Lafleur is delicate, understated and very pretty. It is also very much a wine in reserve. Floral and spice notes meld into a core of red-toned fruit. The 2023 is a very quiet, understated Lafleur, a wine that will need at least a few years to come together. I am looking forward to tasting this again in the future.
The 2023 Lafleur has exquisite delineation on the nose, very precise with blackberry and bilberry fruit undergirded by tangible crushed limestone scents. A kind of "cool" aromatics profile, no need to showboat at all. The palate is medium-bodied, is supremely well-balanced with gentle but insistent grip. There is a bewitching symmetry in this Lafleur, a dash of black pepper toward the finish that lingers very long in the mouth, one of the longest that you will find in the vintage. Outstanding.
About the producer
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.