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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 95 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Harry Cantrell on 3/31/2024 & rated 92 points: Deep garnet. Tertiary nose of hints of iodine, dried herbs. Taste, no tannins in evidence. Tertiary flavors of dried herbs, smooth. No fruits present. Drink up. (410 views) | | | Tasted by FalksVinkällare on 2/26/2024 & rated 95 points: Good (570 views) | | | Tasted by Harry Cantrell on 10/15/2023 & rated 93 points: Deep garnet. Nose of roasted meat, iodine, tobacco. Taste of tobacco, black fruits. Still young, but getting there. (1043 views) | | | Tasted by Harry Cantrell on 7/18/2023 & rated 93 points: Deep garnet. Nose took 30 minutes to open. Asian spices, hint of tobacco, iodine. Taste more iodine and Asian spices. Much better than previous. (1201 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 2/23/2023 & rated 94 points: The past few years have added a lot to this wine. Now, you find a more elegant, supple, silky wine with a focus on its core of truffles, plums, and chocolate. You still find a touch of greenery in the finish, but there is so much more going on, it is easy not to be distracted. Drink from 2023-2035. (2954 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 1/10/2023 & rated 93 points: Eucalyptus notes, fir tree and good fruit behind. The taste of some older Cali Cabernets that has elements similar to TCA. But is quite different. More vegetation notes. I will wait with other bottles a little. (1559 views) | | | Tasted by kostaslonis on 11/6/2022: The 2000 Challenge, part II (Jerar restaurant): 91% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, 16-18 months in oak, 13.50%, open 14.00 tasted 19.00
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The wine shows high intensity in the nose, smoky, earthy, dried red fruit, coffee notes, black cherry, black berry, red cherries.
In the palate, the wine follows the nose, earthy, coffee, nice acidity, medium body, dried red fruit, some tannins mostly dissolved, a touch of heat.
Elegant, fully developed with some life still in it.
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At 10.40 the wine keeps the same profile (1456 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 9/4/2022 & rated 89 points: Struggling with this bottle. Unclean taste - initially thought TCA but got more nail polish aromatics later. Getting cleaner with air but remained weak. Rating still reasonable as I had better bottles so may be one off (1753 views) | | | Tasted by Jonathanmustang on 1/30/2022 & rated 93 points: Aujourd’hui un jeune lafleur-pétrus 2000
Malgré ses 22 ans, celui-ci est d’une jeunesse déroutante.
Nez ouvert sur le café, les fruits noirs, la vanille, boite à cigare, tabac blond, les épices et une petite touche de poivrons cab franc style
Le toucher est doux quoi que riche, suave et fondu. L’acidité viens relativement balancer la lourdeur du millésime, nous emmenant vers une longue finale. Finale marquée par la puissance dans un bouquet d’aromes rappellant le nez
93 pts pour ce vin surprenant, marqué par l’élévage, dans un millésime fort contreversé (2491 views) | | | Tasted by jsebiri on 11/7/2021: Very nice wine , nose was the least prevalent attribute , very high end juice, another wine where I don't see great, but very good Pomerol for sure. (2187 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 11/4/2021 & rated 95 points: Excellent to drink now. Starting with black chocolate and plums, with a little time also hints of tobacco and cigar box. Great intensity and consistency. A good 2000. (2201 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 9/2/2021 & rated 94 points: The wine is given 30 mins of decanting before serving. Truffle, perfume, red currant, spice and perfume on the nose. Weightless power on the palate with long finish. The 00 La Fleur Petrus is feminine, subtle and expressive. It is drinking well. (2686 views) | | | Tasted by Cmainardi on 7/25/2021 & rated 95 points: Outstanding wine in a perfect window. Shared with family at the Sunset Terrace in the Grove Park Inn. P and P. The wine is a great example of mature right bank wine. I second the tasting notes below. No rush to drink. (2186 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 7/3/2021 & rated 95 points: Having a group of wine friends over for my birthday and blind tasting some Bordeaux 2000 while BBQ'ing. Expressive nose here with mocha, toast, dark fruit and some earthy elements. The palate is lush and soft with great balance, or overripe or over-extracted, just right. Most people guessed right bank. At peak, drink this wonderful bottle now and over the next years. (2969 views) | | | Tasted by yourcenar on 3/21/2021 & rated 90 points: expected somewhat better from a Lafleur Petrus 2000 in magnum. Earth taste very present. note sure it will very much improve with time. Certainly not the best 2000 Pomerol (1821 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 1/9/2021: The 00 La Fleur-Petrus has a beautiful nose even without any time in the decanter, giving off a big blast of Périgord truffle, black plum, pencil, and a fresh herbal accent. Not particularly fullish on the palate by Pomerol standards, but fresh and lively, energetic and balanced. But I didn’t really get to see it evolve. Immediately upon opening, there was just the faintest suggestion of possible cork taint - but by the second glass it was undrinkable. Based on the very positive initial showing, a starting score would look like 93-94 points. (3337 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 12/23/2020 & rated 93 points: A beautiful nose with its truffle, flower, dark plum, cedar and tobacco leaf aromatics. Lush, round and sultry on the palate with good weight and freshness. The finish shows off lots of ripe black cherry, plum, cocoa and strong green herb and pepper component. Some will like the older-school approach here, but it is mildly intrusive in my book. Not enough to deter me from drinking it, but enough to notice it. (3753 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 12/12/2020 & rated 93 points: Medium, clear and shiny ruby color. Nose of red and dark fruit, sweet spices,, very merlot, floral elements too and a touch of herbs and underbrush. Crisp on the palate with pronounced acidity, not your lush Merlot but rather slender with a lot of nerve. In a good place to drink now and will benefit from a short decant. (2701 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 10/31/2020 & rated 92 points: Blind. Raspberry candy, perfumed, black and red fruit; structured and well balanced, tannin clearly present. Hard to place this as right bank. (1978 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 9/23/2020 & rated 95 points: Very sweet nose. Fig, prune, cooked fruits, tea, spices. Taste this along side vintage 1982, personally prefer 1982. But I guess most people will prefer vintage due to the freshness and approach. I wonder when 2000 approach 38 years, willl it beat 1982? (1689 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 8/3/2020 & rated 95 points: showing well now, great intensity and length. develops slowly but nicely. (1677 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 5/30/2020 flawed bottle: Corked (1781 views) | | | Tasted by Dave Canada on 5/14/2020 & rated 95 points: Wow..what a nose....pipe tobacco, blackberry, truffle, bitter chocolate, red flowers, raspberry,ash, graphite, charcoal, and spice with a touch of pyrazene and menthol that is just so damn intoxicating.
Palate is so lush but lean at the same time....not heavy at all but so poweful.
Finish is long and complex. (2007 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 10/12/2019 & rated 93 points: Really in a good place. Can taste it has a bit of age. Soft and round. Plums, some spice and tobacco. Classic. (2499 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 9/11/2019 & rated 95 points: Oh very good now (2525 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Rockss and Fruit (10/29/2007)
(La Fleur Petrus) This showed terrible to be honest. It was very oaky with prominent vanilla notes. There was some nice fruit but it had an artificial taste to it and was folded in on itself. Not my cup of tea. |
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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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