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.