1998 Château Lafleur
Community Tasting Note
Vinum Deorum wrote:
Monday, September 25, 2023 - A wine that leaves me intrigued and skeptical. It seems too young on the nose, but slightly evolved on the palate. This bottle came from the cellar of a 3 michelin stars restaurant, where it has been stored since delivery in 2000, so I guess it is truly pristine provenance and storage. We made sure the bottle was opened 6 hours before dinner, and decanted 1h30 hour before service. Slightly austere and monolithic on the palate with vegetal hints and earthy notes. Lacks the energy and balance I would have expected. It is powerful and long, but without the structure or the acidity that could show the wine is tasted at a too early stage?
Overall a nice wine, but far from its reputation or from the depth and elegance one can find with other Pomerol from this top vintage.
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