Château Lafleur

Les Pensées, Pomerol, 2019

Name: Les Pensées, Pomerol
Brand: Château Lafleur
Price: 437.95 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

94/100

The Wine Independent

94/100

Vinous

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2019
3x75cl
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£437.95

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2019 Pensées de Lafleur is composed and focused on the nose. An old school Pomerol in the positive sense, with truffle and ash scents emerging over time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine acidity, pencil lead and black pepper towards its cohesive and persistent finish. This is a class act. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

drinking window 2026 - 2050

date of review 02/2023

94/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Pensees de Lafleur storms out of the glass with broody scents of black soil, tar, and licorice over a core of ripe plums, boysenberries, and redcurrants, plus a waft of underbrush. Full, concentrated and taut in the mouth, it has firm, ripe, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with a lingering mineral lift. 1987 was the first vintage of this second label - no Lafleur was made that year. This 2019 is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc).

drinking window 2024 - 2040

date of review 05/2022

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Flinty, smoky reduction on the first nose, but as soon as you hit the palate you get a punch of intensity, power, bitter dark chocolate. This starts with the seductive feel of Pomerol with luscious black cherry and liquorice, then the Bouchet/Cabernet Franc grip comes in and the austere purity to the fruit is pushed to the fore. Harvest 21 and 30 September, just two days.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 01/2022

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Merlot Cabernet Franc

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13.5%

allergen information

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