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A light vintage for Bordeaux, which suffered from a difficult flowering. It was a small harvest at Lafleur, especially for the Merlot, but fortunately the Cabernet Franc more than compensated. It makes up 65% of the final blend and gives some genuine plush intensity. It's very pure and sweetly-fruited, with blueberry, delicate cedar and tobacco. It has super-fresh acidity, fine grained tannins and an elegant mid-weight structure. Indecently young, this needs plenty of time to unfurl the inevitable Lafleur flourish of complexity.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2013 Lafleur was one of my favorite wines from barrel because, as Baptiste Guinaudeau remarked when I visited the property, he did not try to make a Pomerol beyond what it could be. The nose might not possess the complexity of the best vintages of Lafleur, but it is clearly delineated and fresh, with blackberry and raspberry fruit, a subtle granitic scent tucked underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannin, as is often the case for Lafleur, with crunchy red berry fruit and a stony, almost reserved but fresh finish that lingers nicely in the mouth. This is an excellent wine considering the growing season. Oct 2016, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
The Société Civile du Ch. Lafleur is the collective name for the Guinaudeau family’s wines and estates. These are some of the Right Bank’s most famous wines, including Ch. Lafleur and Les Pensées in Pomerol, along with Les Perrières, Les Champs Libres and Ch. Grand Village in Fronsac.