2020 Chateau Lafleur Les Perrieres de Lafleur

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JD 96 DC 94 JA 94 WA 94 JS 92 VN 91
JD 96

jebdunnuck.com, March 2023

In comparison to the Grand Village, the 2020 Les Perrières De Lafleur comes from more limestone soils, and the blend is more Cabernet Franc-dominated, checking in as 71% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc) and the rest Merlot. It...
DC 94

Decanter, January 2023

So perfumed, really quite floral with ripe black fruits and mineral touches on the nose. Such purity and power on the palate but weightless too, the flavours and texture float across the palate. It’s lean, almost austere...
JA 94

janeanson.com, January 2023

Aerian, chalky fine tannins, and a heightened floral edge of peony and violets, caressed by gunsmoke and saffron. This is on the frontier of cool blue fruits, both austere and yet creamy. Brilliant, a wine to settle in...
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2023

(94+ points) Unfurling in the glass with aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with hints of rose petals and spices, the 2020 Les Perrières de Lafleur is medium to full-bodied, deep and velvety, with a concentrated...
JS 92

jamessuckling.com, April 2023

A fresh and vivid red with sliced berry and cherry aromas and flavors with hints of chocolate. Salted caramel. Medium body. Fine tannins. Drink now.
VN 91

Vinous, September 2025

The 2020 Les Perrières de Lafleur is more backward than the 2019 with blackberry and light estuarine scents plus a dab of shucked oyster shell in the background. The palate is beautifully balanced, gentle but firm in...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Fronsac
Vintage 2020
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 15%
Closure Cork

The 2020 Chateau Lafleur Les Perrieres de Lafleur, a Bordeaux Blend from the Fronsac sub-region in Bordeaux, France, offers a balanced and refined tasting experience. This wine is dominated by 71% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc) and the rest Merlot, with an alcohol content of 15.0%. It is bottled with a cork closure.

A standout feature noted across multiple reviews is the wine's mineral character and floral bouquet. Decanter highlights its "really quite floral with ripe black fruits and mineral touches on the nose," adding that the wine has "purity and power on the palate but weightless too, the flavours and texture float across the palate." The review emphasizes the wine's energy, persistence, and structural precision, suggesting it needs time to fully develop.

Vinous also praises the wine, describing it as having an "exceptionally pure bouquet of intense black berry and blueberry fruit, crushed stone and touches of Japanese nori." Neal Martin from Vinous notes the wine's medium-bodied palate as "structured, tensile and very saline," with taut tannins and a limestone-driven finish.

Jane Anson's review is equally positive, calling out the "chalky fine tannins, and a heightened floral edge of peony and violets, caressed by gunsmoke and saffron." Anson describes the wine as being on the "frontier of cool blue fruits, both austere and yet creamy," and regards it as a brilliant wine to watch develop over time.

Jeb Dunnuck gives the wine an outstanding review, rating it 96 points. He describes it as having an "absolutely head-turning bouquet of red and blue fruits, fresh tobacco, truffle, and spring flowers," and highlights its "incredible sense of chalky minerality on the palate." Dunnuck suggests giving the wine 3-5 years in the bottle for optimal enjoyment.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate also offers a commendable review, noting the wine's "aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with hints of rose petals and spices." William Kelley praises its "medium to full-bodied, deep and velvety" nature, with a concentrated core of fruit framed by refined tannins and lively acids.

Lastly, James Suckling rates the wine at 92 points, describing it as "fresh and vivid" with "sliced berry and cherry aromas and flavors with hints of chocolate" and "fine tannins." Suckling suggests the wine is ready to drink now.

Overall, the 2020 Chateau Lafleur Les Perrieres de Lafleur is a highly regarded wine with a strong mineral backbone, floral notes, and a promising aging potential.