Château Lafleur

Château Lafleur, Pomerol, 2010

Name: Château Lafleur, Pomerol
Brand: Château Lafleur
Price: 1707.85 GBP

98/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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Vinous

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2010
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

The grand vin is a blend of 62% Cabernet Franc and 38% Merlot. This Lafleur is intense in a serious, intellectual sense. The nose is reminiscent of a great Tertre Roteboeuf with hints of degraded plums, charcoal, morello cherries, graphite, high toned floral notes and inky black fruits. There is prodigious concentration with layer upon layer of complex, polished, earthy fruit. Waves of deep cassis cascade over the palate with notes of black cherries and toast. This is a powerful, substantial Lafleur with a big tannic structure. A thought provoking, serious wine.

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Critic Reviews

98/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2010 Lafleur is showing a lot of Cabernet Franc on the nose. It is supremely well defined with incredibly clarity and terroir expression. You could almost mistake it for a Left Bank. Figeac? The palate is precise and detailed, touches of burnt toast and white pepper sprinkled over the persistent and structured finish that does not miss a step. Brilliant. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.

drinking window 2030 - 2075

date of review 04/2020

98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Made of 62% Cabernet Franc and 38% Merlot, the deep garnet colored 2010 Lafleur features cedar chest and kirsch notes to begin, unfurling to offer baked plums, boysenberries, sandalwood and licorice scents plus a waft of pencil lead. Full-bodied, the palate is very taut and muscular, with slowly maturing red and black fruits and a solid frame of firm, ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long and mineral laced.

drinking window 2020 - 2052

date of review 03/2020

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Merlot Cabernet Franc

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13.5%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.