2012 Chateau Grand Village
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Owned by the proprietor of Chateau Lafleur (the Guinaudeau family), this blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc was harvested between September 24 and October 12. It is a sexy, elegant, fruity effort with lots of raspberry and cherry notes, medium body and sweet tannin. Drink it over the next 5-6 years.
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Robert Parker
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
More reviews and scores
Louima = a particular parcel of Grand Village Sauvignon Blanc, first vintage of new vines. Working on the lees, some barrel ferment. The parcel stood out as worthy of bottling separately. Only 240 bottles and 150 magnums. On the nose, delicate and stony but with a hint of floral zest and spicy complexity. Strong drive across the palate. A really fine terroir wine rather than a fine Sauvignon. Then more aromatic on the mid palate and long, creamy aftertaste. A fine white wine. Very long. Dry but surprisingly rich and rounded in the mouth. (JH)
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.