2023 La Fleur de Gay
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Flowers, black cherries, and dark chocolate in a voluptuous, opulent style, with freshness, layers of dark red pit fruits, wet earth, and a velvety, lush, finish. This is a hedonistic wine that will deliver a lot of pleasure over the next 15-20 years. The wine was produced from 100% old vine Merlot.
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Great location for this classic Pomerol estate, highly charged in 2023 with notes of cappuccino, coffee bean, creamy rich plum and black cherry. Harvest September 9 for merlot, then a long wait to September 20 for the Cabernet Franc. Raynaud Lebreton family, 2ha of vines. 50% new oak for ageing.
A balanced nose evincing ripe black and red fruit and toasty notes that reflect excellent integration of 50% new oak for ageing. I like the opulent palate, thanks to old-vine Merlots grown from vines on cool clays, revealing both floral freshness and juicy plum. A frank success! Only about 6,000 bottles produced.
About the producer
Chantal Lebreton-Reynaud is in charge of this 4.2-hectare estate, working with her three sons (Jean-Pascal, Olivier and Julien). The plots sit on gravel and sandier soils, in the hamlet of Pignon, in the north of Pomerol.