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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96.1 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 3/3/2024 & rated 96 points: During a MOT walkabout tasting. Wonderful wine here, a big step ahead of the Belair-Monange. Complex nose of dark fruit and forest floor, silky tannins. Grand. 96+ (723 views) | | | Tasted by Lord of the Bottles on 1/2/2023 & rated 94 points: Closed nose but already smooth red plum, chocolate covered cherry, and cinammon palate and an epic 20-30 second finish. However, by the third glass the wine closed. Wait a few more years for this puppy. (2481 views) | | | Tasted by Cristal2000 on 5/25/2022 & rated 97 points: Painfully young, but an amazing vintage. Soars from the glass with beautiful floral notes, dark cherries, black olives and hints of chocolate. Well integrated and powerful tannins hem in laser focused fruit with exceptional layering and serious grainy savory character. Super firm and chiseled, this is powerfully structured and built to last, but ripe enough to bring some pleasure now. Finish is 30-45 seconds of enjoyment. Fantastic effort. (5063 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 3/29/2022 & rated 94 points: Beautiful wine. Lifted fruit, soaring, energetic. Still coiled but enjoyable at this young age. (3120 views) | | | Tasted by ThomasV on 3/25/2022 & rated 97 points: This is everything you'd expect from a great Pomerol in 2016. Clearly some money in the winemaking. Polished and drinking well already, though clearly upside. (2999 views) | | | Tasted by Elpaninaro on 12/11/2021: deep purple red color, dense black plums, cherries and concentrated spices on the cool nose, on the palate velvety flows of satiny plums with cherry topnotes and subtle spice, chocolate and dark earth form a gently flowing baseline, a young wine of great movement and density but already showing some subtlety, one of the few 2016s I really love, sadly one comes across Lafleur-Petrus very seldom here in the States- but that makes its occasional appearance all the more special, with Magdelaine now gone- Lafleur-Petrus gets my vote as the most overlooked treasure of Bordeaux, a long and glorious life ahead.
(****)+, 2036++ (2653 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 6/9/2021: Now incorporates all of what was Provinence. And another one too. Christian's father purchased in 1950. By 1970 Fleur was very good and very charming but only made from a pure gravel soil. So it was elegant but lacked verticiality he notes. He wanted soils that were slightly more clay. Le Gay. And a few acres between le Pin and Trotanoy. To increase the size and improve the quality is a big challange Christian notes. But he thinks with those additions that he has made has done just that.
So by the 1980s La Fleur has retained the elegance but gained the verticality. Always good to very good, and now has a chance to be one of the best wines of Pomerol. Not competing with Petrus, which is big powerful wine. Here more elegance.
The gravel apparently slightly coooks the grapes. Clay soils help when the vintage is dry. Yep, he said it, gravel soil makes them go to raisins. So adding mostly clay lots you get the best of two worlds. That is a hot vintage.
Rainy vintage the advantage to the gravel - drains but also refflects the sun getting them more ripe. (3320 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 11/28/2019 & rated 96 points: 91% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc. 14% alcohol.
Tighter and more tin soldier-like appearance on the aromas with good fruit feel of plums, licorice, salt and some charcoal that seduces. Pretty full-bodied wine that really explodes fruitfully along with pronounced freshness. Lots of black and red berries. More softness in the middle part. Sweet coffee and salts on a long finish with firm, yet so perfect tannins. Brilliant wine from Pomerol that will need plenty of time in the cellar. (6261 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/21/2019 & rated 98 points: Smoke, truffle, earth, black plum and floral notes create the perfume. If that wasn't enough, from there you find a sensuous display of gorgeously ripe, sweet, fresh, elegant fruits that effortlessly glide across your palate. This is so sexy! (6567 views) | | | Tasted by PanosKakaviatos on 11/6/2018 & rated 98 points: Pomerol picks mid and high range in 2016 from bottle (Pomerol): This is gorgeous. As I had experienced from barrel, a candidate for top ten of the vintage and far better than the Hosanna, tasted just before. So much more lift andrefinement: a fantastic blend of 91% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, it brings about floral aspects, ripe red and black fruit, subtle depth and more than evident length, leaving the taster with the impression of finesse and silk on the long finish. Aged in 50% new oak. OK, it costs about $220 per bottle, so only for those with the means… Or for very special occasions. Has the staying power to reward another 20+ years in your cellar. (7408 views) | | | Tasted by Mascarello59 on 10/27/2018 & rated 95 points: Matter of taste (London): More of clay component and a bit dusty to start off. Changes for the better though. Licorice, fruit, earth in a complex mix where nothing takes the upper hand. Soft impression and superfine tannin. Excellent long balanced finish. 94-96p (6038 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 6/22/2017 & rated 94 points: Barrel sample. The wine was dark purple in colour and offered nice red and dark fruit aromas, beetroot, some chocolate and some vanilla on the nose. On the palate, the wine showed red and dark fruit, chocolate, coffee, some spice and vanilla, with medium-level acidity, ripe, smooth tannin and very good length. The oak was present, but less obvious than in some of the other samples. The medium-bodied wine was very smooth and well-balanced, with good complexity and very good concentration. Seductive! (6893 views) | | | Tasted by wineappellation on 5/28/2017 & rated 94 points: 2016 En Primeur (tasted 26 May 2017) -Complex floral, spices, elegant ripe red and blue fruits, quite precise, a bit understated. (3380 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/29/2017 & rated 95 points: A parfait of roses, plums, chocolate, truffles, smoke, spice and cherry blossoms creates the nose. Draped in silk, sensuous with lambskin tannins, the wine is the flossy librarian with her hair down -- an intellectual Pomerol that also delivers sensuality. (4237 views) |
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Decanter, Pomerol: Six châteaux, six vintages 2017 - 2012 (11/16/2020)
(Château La Fleur-Pétrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/22/2020)
(Ch La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders (2/28/2019)
(Chateau La Fleur Petrus Red) Login and sign up and see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (1/16/2019)
(Château La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019) (1/2/2019)
(La Fleur-petrus La Fleur-pétrus Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019) (1/1/2019)
(La Fleur-petrus La Fleur-pétrus Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2018 (12/1/2018)
(Château La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, 2016 Bordeaux in bottle (10/11/2018)
(Château La Fleur-Pétrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017) (4/17/2017)
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(Château La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 Pomerol (4/2/2017)
(Château La Fleur-Pétrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Ch La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2017 (4/1/2017)
(Château La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Southwold: 2016 Bordeaux Blind (Aug 2020)
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| Château La Fleur-Pétrus Producer Website (Moueix) - Read more about Chateau La Fleur PetrusRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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