Château Lafleur

Château Lafleur, Pomerol, 2013

Name: Château Lafleur, Pomerol
Brand: Château Lafleur
Price: 2030.35 GBP

95/100

Inside Bordeaux

91/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

As one might expect, the Grand Vin is quite a step up and is a contender for our 'wine of the vintage'. Produced from 45% Merlot and 55% Cabernet Franc, from the same 4.5 hectare plot purchased by Jacques' great-great grandfather in 1872. A spectacular bouquet of black fruit gums, cassis, fine herbs, coal, crushed rocks and liqueur chocolates. This is brooding, complex and intellectual, but not without a healthy dose of joy. There is a fleshiness to the mid palate, it's not corpulent, but it is generous and richly layered as well as being taut, focussed and muscular. It may not be as profound as say the 2010, but it is nonetheless a spectacular, rather more open style of Lafleur that will no doubt be an absolute pleasure to drink in a decade. Philosophical and hedonistic in one - a truly great wine.

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Critic Reviews

91/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Medium garnet in color, the 2013 Lafleur starts off quite herbal, with notions of rosemary and wild sage giving way to a core of raspberry coulis and kirsch, plus hints of crushed rocks, lavender, and tobacco leaf. The medium-bodied palate delivers a good core of fruit with an herbal undercurrent and firm, chewy tannins, finishing savory.

drinking window 2023 - 2038

date of review 08/2023

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2013 Lafleur has an almost Left Bank nose: tobacco and graphite scents misleading you towards perhaps Saint-Julien! At least there is decent freshness. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, light for Lafleur but well-balanced with an attractive, harmonious and peppery finish. This Pomerol ends on a high note, though it will never be regarded as a "great Lafleur". Tasted at Bordeaux Index's 10-Year On tasting.

drinking window 2023 - 2035

date of review 08/2023

95/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Silky, melted tannins, edges of smoked caramel, cold ash and woodsmoke. Has a serious dark fruited edge to it, blackberry and cassis that is unusual in the vintage, with floral curls. You could drink this now, but here you feel it is holding things back, crouched for a further reveal in a few years time. Stands out in this lineup, and is a rare 2013 in its ability to hold its line, with grip and length. 50% new oak.

drinking window 2023 - 2036

date of review 02/2023

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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.