2001 Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol 6x75cl
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Neal Martin
The 2001 Lafleur was a significant vintage in that it marked the entrance of Baptiste and Julie Guinaudeau, albeit on a part-time basis. I have always adored this vintage that lies in the shadow of the millennial vintage, although it is cut from a completely different cloth. This has an exquisite bouquet with expressive, vivid scents of black plum, bay leaf and pressed violets, the Merlot heightened over the Cabernet Franc with bottle age. The palate is medium-bodied with vivacious blackberry and raspberry fruit, energetic and tensile with wonderful precision, less glossy than its bottle counterparts. Now just entering its drinking window, this is a very seductive and life-affirming Lafleur that will be difficult to resist. Tasted from ex-chateau magnum at Kate & Kon's 40-Year vertical in Austria.
Neal Martin
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 brilliant bouquet rich in minerals that infused the pure blackberry and raspberry fruit. It seems to shimmer in the glass, offering hints of violet and crushed rose petals with continued aeration. The palate is full-bodied and struck through with a crisp seam of acidity that slices through the multi-layered, tobacco tinged blackberry and dark cherry fruit, before fanning out to a vivacious, almost Pauillac-like finish. This is a wonderful Lafleur destined for long-term ageing. Tasted June 2012.
JancisRobinson.com
Deep rich ruby. Heady, liqueur-like. A little fragile and transparent. Great delicacy and savour - so different from the right bank mainstream! - but this needs understanding of the philosophy... Long. Not a ridiculous price for the quality. So persistent and solid without being hot.
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