1988 Château Lafleur

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 93 points

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  1/25/2024 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Lesfleurs+: A slightly affected bottle, not flawed but a bit volatile and suffering from some astringency that masked the fruit. Two prior bottles enjoyed in the past set a reasonable baseline that this failed to attain. It could have been mildly corked, but I didn't detect any tell-tale taint, so who knows. In any case, there was plenty to enjoy, with gentle black fruit alongside earthy and mineral notes, with a lengthy finish.

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  12/9/2023 - BradE wrote:

  From magnum, and perfect provenance. A lovely wine, if understated. There were no fireworks. Just a welcoming, softer presentation of Merlot and Cab Franc. Similar to many well stored 1988 Bordeaux, a nice lunch accompaniment.

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  3/6/2023 - TWSA wrote: 90 Points

  Nose: licorice, fruit jam, menthol, dried rose, drak chocolate
  Notes: tasted in a Lafleur vertical of 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 99. Started drinking after breathing in the bottle for 3 hours. The 88 seems to demonstrate a slightly more masculine style. Although this style has softened with breathing but generally speaking I feel the 88 is more inferior to the 89 90 due to the quality of the vintage while it is unable to show the readiness of 93 and 94 so I would say the 88 has been a disappointment for me. I think this can be resampled again in 5 years time and I am guessing by that time I can draw a conclusion on the wine.
  Drink: 2028+
  Rating: 90

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  12/5/2021 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points

  SLDS Decadence 2021: Raspberry, graphite and cherry on the nose. Medium bodied, with good fruit weight up front but trailing away ever so slightly on the finish. This bottle seemed to be drinking well now.

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  5/1/2021 - burlingtonm Likes this wine: 92 Points

  1988 v 1989 Bordeaux. Interesting rather than great; restrained and initially seemed to lack fruit & be a little raw but opened up to improve significantly though still not one of the stars of the night.

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