2021 Chateau Lafleur Les Perrieres de Lafleur

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

DC 95 JL 94 WA 94 VN 94 JS 93 JA 93 JD 93
DC 95

Decanter, April 2022

Smells ripe and concentrated, blackcurrant, black cherry and plum. Tension and minerality to the fore here, this is streamlined and direct, less layered and plump but has excellent depth and density with silky smooth...
JL 94

TheWineCellarInsider.com, May 2022

(92-94 points) Roses, lilacs, violets, red plums, cherries, and black raspberries are clearly in the nose and on the palate. Medium-bodied, soft, silky, forward, clean, and pure, this is a refined style of wine, finishing...
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, February 2024

The cooler vintage has lent the 2021 Les Perrières de Lafleur an even greater sense of transparency than preceding vintages, even if this bottling has always had a remarkably pronounced site signature. Unfurling in the...
VN 94

Vinous, February 2024

The 2021 Les Perrières is a very serious wine, just as it was en primeur. Dark cherry, mocha, licorice, spice, gravel and crushed rocks build effortlessly. There's a level of dynamic energy here that is just beguiling...
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, July 2024

A racy and refined red with a beautiful center palate of integrated tannins that flow into the wine. Medium-bodied and creamy, with an extremely polished, juicy finish. 62% cabernet franc and 38% merlot. Drink or hold.
JA 93

janeanson.com, January 2024

Sculpted cool vintage fruit, with a defined spine, gunsmoke, slate, blueberry and red cherry. High floral aromatics, with grip and salinity. Delivers delicacy and a sense of carefully stepping through the palate, a...
JD 93

jebdunnuck.com, April 2024

(93+ points) The third vintage for this Fronsac estate coming all from a massal selection from Château Lafleur in Pomerol, the Cabernet Franc-dominated 2021 Les Perrieres De Lafleur sports a deep purple hue to go with a...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Fronsac
Vintage 2021
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14%
Closure Cork

The 2021 Chateau Lafleur Les Perrieres de Lafleur is a Bordeaux blend from the Fronsac sub-region of Bordeaux, France. Produced by Chateau Lafleur, this red wine features a blend of 62% Cabernet Franc and 38% Merlot and is closed with a cork. The wine has an alcohol content of 14.0%.

The cooler 2021 vintage has imparted a notable sense of transparency to this wine. According to William Kelley of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, who awarded it 94 points, the wine "unfurls in the glass with deep aromas of raspberries, plums, Indian spices, burning embers and licorice." Kelley describes it as "medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with beautifully refined tannins, lively acids and an intensely mineral finish."

Decanter's review, which gave the wine an impressive 95 points, emphasizes its ripe and concentrated aromas of blackcurrant, black cherry, and plum. The review notes the "tension and minerality to the fore" and praises the wine for its "silky smooth tannins" and "elegant and refined" nature. The wine is described as "sophisticated, complex, persistent and detailed," with a clear terroir influence.

James Suckling also praised the wine, scoring it 93 points and noting its "creamy and spicy" characteristics. He highlights the red fruit, particularly cherries, and describes the wine as "medium-bodied with fine tannins and a fruity finish." Suckling appreciates the "lovely density and focus" of the wine.

Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com also rated the wine 94 points, describing it as "medium-bodied, soft, silky, forward, clean, and pure." He notes the aromas and flavors of "roses, lilacs, violets, red plums, cherries, and black raspberries," and praises the wine for its refined style and lingering sweet red pit fruit finish.

Jeb Dunnuck, who awarded the wine 93+ points, describes it as having a "deep purple hue" with a "brilliant perfume of ripe black cherry and black raspberry fruits." He notes its "precise, focused, and elegant" nature, predicting it will be drinkable in a few years and have a prime drinking window of 15 years or more.

Antonio Galloni of Vinous, who also gave the wine 94 points, finds it to be a "very serious wine" with "dark cherry, mocha, licorice, spice, gravel and crushed rocks" flavors. He highlights the dynamic energy and distinctive Cabernet Franc and limestone soil characteristics.

Jane Anson awarded the wine 93 points, noting its "sculpted cool vintage fruit" and "high floral aromatics." She describes it as delivering "delicacy and a sense of carefully stepping through the palate," suggesting that it will benefit from a few more years in the bottle.

Overall, the 2021 Chateau Lafleur Les Perrieres de Lafleur has received high praise from multiple reviewers, highlighting its complexity, refinement, and excellent representation of its terroir.