pensees de lafleur pomerol ex chateau jan 2023

Château Lafleur

Pensées de Lafleur, Pomerol [Ex Chateau Jan 2023], 2016

Name: Pensées de Lafleur, Pomerol [Ex Chateau Jan 2023]
Brand: Château Lafleur
Price: 611.56 GBP

94/100

The Wine Independent

93/100

Vinous

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2016
3x75cl
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£611.56

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Pensees always comes from a 0.5 hectare seam that cuts a diagonal strip across the vineyard. There is a clear dip here, which exposes a more normal Pomerol terroir without the top layer of gravel. Produced from 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc. This is a real mini-Lafleur - it really is such an aristocratic and finely textured wine. Initially floral with a glorious Cabernet character, cloves, tayberry, Goji and delicate minerals. The fruit is very fluid and has wonderful cohesion; vivid, savoury and red fruited. What a sleek and sophisticated Pensees that grows in stature and develops in the glass - we're sure there is much more to come. Bravo!

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

While Lafleur is based on the gravel soils in Pomerol, Pensees de Lafleur is made from the vines on clay. The 2016 Pensees has 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc giving a deep garnet color, with a touch of purple. It delivers head-turning scents of preserved plums, boysenberries, and chocolate-covered cherries, leading to hints of crushed rocks, star anise, and fertile loam. Full-bodied, the palate delivers layer upon layer of black fruits and mineral accents, supported by ripe, rounded tannins, finishing long with loads of mineral and exotic spice sparks.

drinking window 2023 - 2040

date of review 12/2022

93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2016 Les Pensées de Lafleur has a lively, tertiary bouquet, a little leafy in style, with more expressive Cabernet Franc evident here. The medium-bodied, lightly spiced palate features supple tannins and a dash of white pepper. Tapers slightly, although I believe it is entering a closed phase and just needs time. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

drinking window 2022 - 2042

date of review 08/2020

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Merlot Cabernet Franc

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14.5%

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