2016 Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol (3 x Magnum)
The 2016 Lafleur is blended of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot grown mainly on gravel over clay. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the nose begins by slowly releasing gorgeous, beguiling scents of truffles, black soil, crushed rocks and smoked meats, giving way to a beautiful perfume of red roses, dark chocolate-covered cherries, oolong tea and lavender with wafts of cigar box and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is completely coated with taut, tightly wound yet ethereally weighted layers of earth, mineral and perfumed black fruits, firmly fixed by very fine-grained tannins and great freshness, finishing very long and incredibly fragrant.
2016 Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol (3 x Magnum)
The 2016 Lafleur is blended of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot grown mainly on gravel over clay. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the nose begins by slowly releasing gorgeous, beguiling scents of truffles, black soil, crushed rocks and smoked meats, giving way to a beautiful perfume of red roses, dark chocolate-covered cherries, oolong tea and lavender with wafts of cigar box and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is completely coated with taut, tightly wound yet ethereally weighted layers of earth, mineral and perfumed black fruits, firmly fixed by very fine-grained tannins and great freshness, finishing very long and incredibly fragrant.
| Producer | Chateau Lafleur |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | Pomerol |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 13.00% |
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Vinous
There is not much to say about the 2016 Lafleur except that it is stunning. A Pomerol of extraordinary purity and finesse, the 2016 simply has it all. Cabernet Franc-inflected flavors pulse with energy in a vivid, sculpted wine that dazzles. Even with all of its aromatic and flavor explosiveness, the 2016 remains supremely graceful. Hints of rose petal, sweet herb and mint add the final shades of nuance. Readers will have to be patient with the 2016, but it is a jewel of a wine. Proprietor Baptiste Guinaudeau is among the growers who cited the small size of the berries, about 30% smaller than normal here, as one of the characteristics of the vintage.
97-100 Points
By Antonio Galloni / April 2017
Vinous
There is not much to say about the 2016 Lafleur except that it is stunning. A Pomerol of extraordinary purity and finesse, the 2016 simply has it all. Cabernet Franc-inflected flavors pulse with energy in a vivid, sculpted wine that dazzles. Even with all of its aromatic and flavor explosiveness, the 2016 remains supremely graceful. Hints of rose petal, sweet herb and mint add the final shades of nuance. Readers will have to be patient with the 2016, but it is a jewel of a wine. Proprietor Baptiste Guinaudeau is among the growers who cited the small size of the berries, about 30% smaller than normal here, as one of the characteristics of the vintage.
97-100 Points
By Antonio Galloni / April 2017
Vinous
The 2016 Lafleur is an eternal, complete wine in which everything just seems to fall into place naturally. Creamy and voluptuous in the glass, with exceptional balance, the 2016 possesses superb textural intensity allied to soaring aromatics. Strong Cabernet Franc signatures give the wine brilliante and layers of saline-infused energy. Rose petal, mint, crushed flowers and dark red fruits abound, but it is the wine’s total sense of completeness that is most astounding today. I have to say, 2016 came totally out of the blue, Baptiste Guinadeau commented. In 2010 and 2015 we had a pretty good idea of the kind of wines we were going to make during the growing season but in 2016 we really had no clue until harvest approached. It was only then that we started to get a sense of how the wines might turn out.
99 Points / Drinking 2026 - 2066
By Antonio Galloni / January 2019
Vinous
The 2016 Lafleur is an eternal, complete wine in which everything just seems to fall into place naturally. Creamy and voluptuous in the glass, with exceptional balance, the 2016 possesses superb textural intensity allied to soaring aromatics. Strong Cabernet Franc signatures give the wine brilliante and layers of saline-infused energy. Rose petal, mint, crushed flowers and dark red fruits abound, but it is the wine s total sense of completeness that is most astounding today. I have to say, 2016 came totally out of the blue, Baptiste Guinadeau commented. In 2010 and 2015 we had a pretty good idea of the kind of wines we were going to make during the growing season but in 2016 we really had no clue until harvest approached. It was only then that we started to get a sense of how the wines might turn out.
99 Points / Drinking 2026 - 2066
By Antonio Galloni / January 2019
Vinous
The 2016 Lafleur is a deeply serious Pomerol that is going to need considerable cellaring. Almost opaque in the glass, it has an almost overwhelmingly intense bouquet of blackberry, oyster shell and touches of graphite; quite strict, just as it showed at en primeur, and utterly compelling. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy tannin. A typically masculine Lafleur delivering firm grip, a lot of backbone and depth, wonderful mineralité and a persistent saline finish with the length of War and Peace. Cellar this Lafleur for at least 15 years if you want to witness it firing on all cylinders.
98+ Points / Drinking 2030 - 2080
By Neal Martin / January 2019
Vinous
The 2016 Lafleur has a perfumed, floral bouquet of red cherries, raspberry, rose petals and incense, almost Burgundian in personality. Understated compared to its peers, but utterly graceful. The lightly spiced palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, revealing plenty of brown spice and cedar notes toward what feels like an almost Left Bank finish. Before its identity was revealed, I speculated that it might be Figeac! Not a million miles away, and in any case, this is outstanding. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
98 Points / Drinking 2030 - 2080
By Neal Martin / August 2020
Vinous
The 2016 Lafleur has a perfumed, floral bouquet of red cherries, raspberry, rose petals and incense, almost Burgundian in personality. Understated compared to its peers, but utterly graceful. The lightly spiced palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, revealing plenty of brown spice and cedar notes toward what feels like an almost Left Bank finish. Before its identity was revealed, I speculated that it might be Figeac! Not a million miles away, and in any case, this is outstanding. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
98 Points / Drinking 2030 - 2080
By Neal Martin / August 2020