Lafleur-Gazin 2020 is 100% Merlot and has a deep garnet-purple color. It tumbles out with exuberant notes of stewed black and red cherries, forest floor, and spice cake, plus suggestions of dried lavender and clove oil. Full-bodied, the palate is chock-full of ripe, rich black fruits, supported by soft tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and spicy.

The 2020 Lafleur-Gazin has not really ameliorated on the nose with a slightly disjointed aromatic profile, stemmy black fruit, touches of pencil box, fresh but missing some bandwidth. The palate is slightly better with strict, quite rigid tannins, minty, yet doesn't really "kick on" towards its conservative finish.