Auctioned from ex-Chateau a few years ago, deep red in color, no sight of bricking. Nose of worn leather, some floral note and autumn leaves. Tannin fully resolved in mouth, sime currant flavor, lightly sweet. Pleasant to drink but not complex and perhaps on the way down hill.
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K & J's Wedding Dinner (Intercontinental Hotel, Singapore): A good wine, clearly a St Emilion from a strong year when blinded (I thought 1990) - so it caused quite a stir when B first told us that it was a 1989 Lafleur and our minds all jumped to the (far more expensive) Pomerol property - it was certainly good, but not quite that breathtaking! There was a nice right-bank nose here, with scorched earth, a touch of sweet dark cherries and berries, some cocoa, smoke and spice, classic stuff. This was another wine that was at a nice place on the palate as well. Here, the mouthfeel had nicely resolved into a cloak of fine, velvety tannins wed to still nicely bright acidity which formed the backdrop for nice flavours of dark cherries and a seam of limestoney minerality. Quite complete actually, with the wine pulling away in a long finish with flecks of stone and earth and spice and smoke. Not terribly complex, but very pleasant indeed. A good wine.
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10/1/2015 - conviction buy wrote: 87 Points
Auctioned from ex-Chateau a few years ago, deep red in color, no sight of bricking. Nose of worn leather, some floral note and autumn leaves. Tannin fully resolved in mouth, sime currant flavor, lightly sweet. Pleasant to drink but not complex and perhaps on the way down hill.
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7/24/2011 - Alex H wrote: 86 Points
Some florals but with firm structure. Well made without flaw. Pretty and dainty.
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7/16/2011 - Mingmong wrote: 93 Points
Stinky earthy leather nose. Tobacco, cigar, cabernet notes, along with some vegetal and earthiness. Great balance and finesse.
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7/16/2011 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
K & J's Wedding Dinner (Intercontinental Hotel, Singapore): A good wine, clearly a St Emilion from a strong year when blinded (I thought 1990) - so it caused quite a stir when B first told us that it was a 1989 Lafleur and our minds all jumped to the (far more expensive) Pomerol property - it was certainly good, but not quite that breathtaking! There was a nice right-bank nose here, with scorched earth, a touch of sweet dark cherries and berries, some cocoa, smoke and spice, classic stuff. This was another wine that was at a nice place on the palate as well. Here, the mouthfeel had nicely resolved into a cloak of fine, velvety tannins wed to still nicely bright acidity which formed the backdrop for nice flavours of dark cherries and a seam of limestoney minerality. Quite complete actually, with the wine pulling away in a long finish with flecks of stone and earth and spice and smoke. Not terribly complex, but very pleasant indeed. A good wine.
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9/6/2008 - willmark wrote: 92 Points
6th September 2008: the second bottle decanted in less time but was also excellent.
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