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.