2001 Chateau Lafleur Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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DC 98 NM 96 VN 95 JR 93 JL 93 WS 93 WA 92
DC 98

Decanter, November 2019

This captures the magic of Lafleur and is utterly moreish. It is so silky, with hints of truffle, tobacco and sweet blackberry fruits from the first sip, opening up to violet flowers and drawn-out finely spun tannins...
NM 96

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, September 2013

Tasted from an ex-chateau bottle at the Lafleur vertical dinner at Attersee in Austria, the 2001 is destined to be over-shadowed by the imperious millennial Lafleur. But do not ignore this fabulous Pomerol. It has a...
VN 95

Vinous, January 2023

The 2001 Lafleur was tasted directly from bottle with Baptiste Guinaudeau. Opens gradually on the nose with brambly red fruit, black truffle, mint and touches of iron and sage. The palate is medium-bodied with firm...
JR 93

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, July 2015

(18/20) 63% Merlot. Dense and bright. Opened-out nose with some glamour and floral top note. Soft tannins and with great drive and poise. Real precision but some bright fruit in the middle. So different from most...
JL 93

TheWineCellarInsider.com, September 2013

Every bottle ages on a different curve. This example was more closed, tannic and less expressive than other bottles recently tasted. The potentail was there, but time and air were needed to allow more of the plum...
WS 93

Wine Spectator, March 2004

This wine starts out very tight with fresh herb and tobacco character but then it opens to ripe plum berry and chocolate character. Full-bodied with silky tannins and a long caressing finish. Impressive. Lafleur is always...
WA 92

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2004

Performing slightly less impressively from bottle than it did from cask, this wine’s Cabernet Franc element has come forward, revealing a distinctive herbal, bell pepper, vegetal character that kept my score from going...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pomerol
Vintage 2001
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13.5%