Buying options
Tasting notes
The 2015 Lafleur, like the bottles tasted earlier this year, is a little reluctant on the nose, gradually opening with slightly blacker fruit (in this larger format) as well as those enticing pencil shaving and black truffle aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, perhaps less silky than those I found in bottle but complex and harmonious. The cedar and graphite-tinged finish is backward yet compelling. Outstanding. Tasted from ex-château magnum at Kate & Kon's 40-Year vertical in Austria.
Critic scores
Average Score
James Suckling
Tim Atkin MW
More reviews and scores
Tasted blind. Rich, sweet, nose. A bit over-developed. But easy to like because of all that sweetness! (JR)
The 2015 Lafleur is gradually being pried open by time on the nose, revealing, almost reluctantly, scents of brambly red fruit, truffle oil and pencil shavings. Like before, the Cabernet Franc is more expressive than the Merlot. The palate is intense and fabulous. This has silky tannins, wonderful weight and underlying grace. It is another level in terms of complexity with a beguiling effortlessness on the finish. Heavenly. Tasted at the 2015 Ten-Year-On tasting at Bordeaux Index.
Beautifully handled, with layers of grilled cocoa bean, caramel sweetness that places you squarely in Pomerol at the decade mark, pure pleasure, satin texture, fragrant cumin spice, edges of violets and crushed roses as it opens up through the glass. Exceptional, years ahead. Gorgeous. Just 13.5%abv in 2014, so this is a jump up in terms of ripeness, takes it on effortlessly. 20% new oak, Guinaudeau family owners.
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.