2014 Lafleur | FINE+RARE Wines

3x75cl

5 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£1,290.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£2,579.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Drinking window

2024-2044

Critic Notes

That is fantastic on the nose. OMG! Exuberant aromas of lavender, tobacco, cigar box, violets and slice plums. Medium to full body. It just builds on the palate and goes on forever. Speechless. Such finesse and beauty. Just a hint of spices. What a glorious, hyper-classic wine. Coup de foudre! Feb 2017, www.jamessuckling.com

Score: 100-/100James Suckling

The Chƒteau Lafleur 2014 is a blend of 44% Merlot picked on 25 September and 56% Cabernet Franc picked on 5 and 6 October, the yields coming in at 28 hectoliters per hectare. Bright purple in color, the bouquet is pixelated. It is decidedly neither powerful or voluminous but instead very subtle and reflects its terroir, hints of sous-bois and truffle filtering through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine, very precise tannin and nigh on perfect acidity. There is the trademark Lafleur structure and sense of "authority" here, perhaps a little more salinity emerging towards the finish compared to other vintages with a touch of spice right on the finish. It will require the patience of a saint, at least a decade in the cellar, but it will reward you with something heavenly.

Score: 94-96/100Neal Martin

The 2014 Lafleur is dark, intense and also wonderfully vivid in the glass. A wine of restraint and total finesse, it will need at least a few years to start coming into its own. Today, it is the wine's persistence and overall harmony that really stand out. There is a level of translucence and energy in the 2014 that is utterly captivating. The blend is 56 % Cabernet Franc and 44 % Merlot, with the Franc super-expressive at this stage. Silky tannins add to the wine's pure appeal. Even at this early stage, the 2014 is brilliant. Feb 2017, www.vinous.com, Drink: 2024-2044

Score: 95-/100Antonio GalloniDrinking Window: 2024-2044

About The Producer

The producer

Chateau Lafleur

In the small commune of Pomerol, Château Lafleur stands out for the extraordinary quality of the wine it produces. A wine that invokes emotion, Lafleur has been endlessly praised by critics and wine lovers all over the world, with Robert Parker calling it one of his “all-time favorite Bordeaux wines”. Château Lafleur has been owned by a single family since 1872, when the great-great-grandfather of the current proprietor bought the estate, and the husband-and-wife team of Jacques and Sylvie Guinaudeau are now aided by their son Baptiste, showing how this estate has been and continues to be, very much a family affair. 

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It was a great pleasure to spend some time over the last few weeks with Omri Ram, the winemaker and viticulturalist at the helm of Chateau Lafleur - first tasting the new 2018 releases with him at Chateau Lafleur and then again on his recent visit to London. Following the tasting it was no surprise to see the spectacular scores ...

ON May 10, 2019

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ON April 18, 2019

Pomerol: Small but Beautiful

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ON June 27, 2014

Pomerol: A Tale of Two Vintages

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ON June 28, 2016

A Pomerol Evening with Neal Martin

On Wednesday night we were privileged to have the company of Neal Martin at a small dinner in the private room of the brilliant Chez Bruce. The theme was, of course, Pomerol and Neal’s recently published book on the region. Wine and food first. The aim of the wine selection was to be eclectic rather than simply aiming for the ...

ON March 15, 2013

Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pomerol

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2024-2044

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pomerol

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2024-2044

Average Score

Drinking window

2024-2044

Critic Notes

Score: 100-/100James Suckling

Score: 94-96/100Neal Martin

Score: 95-/100Antonio GalloniDrinking Window: 2024-2044

The producer

Chateau Lafleur

Chateau Lafleur - Exploring the iconic estate's unique DNA with Omri Ram

ON May 10, 2019

2018 En Primeur Release of Pomerol's Chateau Belle-Brise

ON April 18, 2019

Pomerol: Small but Beautiful

ON June 27, 2014

Pomerol: A Tale of Two Vintages

ON June 28, 2016

A Pomerol Evening with Neal Martin

ON March 15, 2013

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pomerol

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2024-2044

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pomerol

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2024-2044