2018 Les Perrieres
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The 2018 Les Perrières de Lafleur has a perfumed, floral, black cherry- and blueberry-scented nose that translates the opulence of the vintage, yet there is impressive control and this avoids blowsiness. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins countered by a keen line of acidity. Notes of black cherries and black olive lead to a sapid finish, perhaps just marred by a little heat on the aftertaste. Otherwise, there is plenty of potential here. Tasted from ex-château magnum at Kate & Kon's 40-Year vertical in Austria.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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As ever it's the architecture in the mouth with Perrières that is immediately arresting, marking it out with its chalky tannins, core of cold ash, gunsmoke, blond tobacco, blueberry and redcurrant fruits, a freshness that belies the heat of the vintage, and a salty scrape on the finish. It took five years of looking for the right site before the Guinaudeau family began to make Les Perrières, and even then it was bottled under the name Acte until they were sure it was working. The site here is 80m above sea level, close to Fronsac and around 1C cooler than in Pomerol. A wonderful wine, 50% new oak.
Tasted blind. Sweet, floral nose. Tough, dry finish. Very embryonic. (JR)
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.