Drinking great from magnum. My favorite today comparing the 2020, 2016, 2015 vintages. A truly special wine for this price. Nothing New World comes close.
Novel for me and the big surprise discovery from our Lafleur tasting. I LOVED this white, as did everyone else. Bright tropical fruit with a perfect balance of acid and soft mouthfeel. Harmonious. 75% Sauv Blanc / 25% Semillon. Bordeaux genetics. Seek this out. Massive overperformer for the price.
2020 Château Grand Village 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
80% Merlot / 20% Cab Franc. Hot summer after rainy spring. Best in 5+ years.
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2016 Château Grand Village 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
Drinking great from magnum. My favorite today comparing the 2020, 2016, 2015 vintages. A truly special wine for this price. Nothing New World comes close.
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2015 Château Grand Village 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
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2020 Les Perrières de Lafleur 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
30% Merlot / 70% CF. From new limestone site, an old quarry, on Fronsac plateau with young vines. Long and linear due to CF. Earth, tobacco.
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2020 Château Lafleur Les Pensées 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
70% Merlot / 30% CF. Clay soils. Luscious, sexy, round due to Merlot, relative to Lafleur's more CF-prominent wines.
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2016 Pensées de Lafleur 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
I preferred this to the 2020, perhaps due to greater Cab Franc mix. Cooler vintage and cooler palate. Rainy spring then dry. Excellent.
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2020 Château Lafleur 98 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Phenomenal now and heading for greatness in 20-60 years. Soft tannins. Graphite. Balanced and elegant.
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2011 Château Lafleur 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Spring drought conditions. Whiff of latex tube, which I didn't find offputting. Drinking well now with long life ahead.
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2020 Château Grand Village Blanc 94 Points
France, Bordeaux
Novel for me and the big surprise discovery from our Lafleur tasting. I LOVED this white, as did everyone else. Bright tropical fruit with a perfect balance of acid and soft mouthfeel. Harmonious. 75% Sauv Blanc / 25% Semillon. Bordeaux genetics. Seek this out. Massive overperformer for the price.
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2020 Guinaudeau (Lafleur) Les Champs Libres 91 Points
France, Bordeaux
Sauv Blanc with Sancerre genetics. More flavor of oak than I wanted.
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2019 Guinaudeau (Lafleur) Les Champs Libres 92 Points
France, Bordeaux
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