Les Perrières
    Les Perrières

    Les Perrières, 2022

    95/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    93-95/100
    The Wine Independent
    94/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      DP

      £416.74

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Les Perrieres hails from a wonderful 3 hectare site on deep limestone planted with Bouchet and Merlot massale selections from Lafleur. It is quite remarkable that the oldest vines in the blend were only planted in 2016, yet the wines they produce are already so complete and complex. Glorious aromas of cassis, eucalyptus, fine herbs, fresh cherries and minerals emerge from the glass. This clearly has a limestone DNA. Coiled, taut, focussed, this is packed with detailed fruit: juicy, perfumed, engaging, vital, sparkling with red fruits and berries. There's a strong vineyard personality developing here. The signature is the finish – the fine, linear tannins are so long and complex, laced with salt and graphite. Absolutely stunning!

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Gorgeous limestone focus, with liquorice bud, raspberry leaf, and clear verticality just in the aromatics. Pulses of electricity, blueberry and steel, mouthwatering and salivating, finessed tannins, a ton of lift, exciting to see how this ages. A wine that begs you to geek out, and you are only too happy to do so. Harvest 9 and 22 September, vines on 3.6ha of limestone plateau (the Lafleur team now has 15ha of land there, with more planted last year so now 5.2ha planted, waiting for production in 2027). 33% new oak for ageing.
    drinking window 2025 - 2042
    date of review 03/2025
    94/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Les Perrières has opened up considerably since I tasted it from barrel. It's quite expressive with black cherry, blueberry and violet aromas and hints of crushed stone in the background. The Cabernet Franc is perhaps more vocal than the Merlot at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with finely sculpted tannins and an unerring sense of symmetry underpinned by the acidic thread. The finish is clean, precise and lingers in the mouth. This is stunning.
    drinking window 2028 - 2045
    date of review 02/2025
    93-95/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    A blend of 50% Merlot and 50% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc), Les Perrieres 2022 from Lafleur is deep garnet-purple in color. It skips out with bright, cheery scents of kirsch, fresh blackberries, and redcurrant jelly, leading to suggestions of rosehip tea, iron ore, and tilled soil, with an exotic touch of cardamom. The medium to full-bodied palate is taut and muscular, featuring a lively backbone and grainy tannins to support the vibrant red and black fruits, finishing long and chalky.
    drinking window 2028 - 2054
    date of review 05/2023

    product details

    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    abv:
    14.5%

    allergen information

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