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Lafleur 2008

Name: Lafleur 2008
Brand: Hedonism Wines
SKU: HED0487
Price: 675.000000 GBP
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Lafleur 2008 is a mature-vintage Right Bank Bordeaux from the appellation of Pomerol. Château Lafleur is a small property located opposite the legendary Château Pétrus - and to many Bordeaux aficionados this property produces wines of similar magnitude to its illustrious neighbour. Extremely low yields in the vineyard and a minimalist approach in the cellar produces wonderfully expressive wines with a seductive perfume (partly attributable to the high proportion of Cabernet Franc in the blend). Lafleur is typically a blend of 50/50 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The wine is aged in 50% new barriques for 18 months. "The 2008 Lafleur is a wine that I have tasted several times. It mirrored my previous encounters. There is still impressive fruit concentration on the nose, equally distributed between red and black, a hint of clove and just a touch of Italian delicatessen emanating from the Cabernet Franc. The palate has just melted a little since its obdurate infancy, although it is still quite linear and "strict". You might argue that the 2008 Lafleur is a little charmless at the moment, but bottle age will sculpt and abrade this Pomerol into a very fine, if slightly aloof wine." Neal Martin, 2018

2008

Red

Pomerol

Chateau Lafleur

Bordeaux, France

Cabernet Franc - Merlot

96 Robert Parker

Tasted with Baptiste Guinaudeau, the 2008 Lafleur is a wine for which I have a lot of time, and as it approaches a decade old, it is beginning to loosen up a little. There is plenty of fruit on the nose—more than I have encountered on previous bottles, with a mixture of red and black fruit—and a hint of bell pepper and sage. The main difference is that those previously rigid tannin have loosened their collar in recent months; therefore, this Lafleur is now entertaining the notion of drinkability. There remains a linearity to this Lafleur—and there is still that backbone—yet it seems to flow nicely across the mouth, and there is superb mineralité on the finish. It`s probably destined to be overshadowed by the succeeding two vintages, but I suggest you do not overlook the 2008 Lafleur. - Neal Martin

96 Vinous

The 2008 Lafleur is a wine that I have tasted several times. It mirrored my previous encounters. There is still impressive fruit concentration on the nose, equally distributed between red and black, a hint of clove and just a touch of Italian delicatessen emanating from the Cabernet Franc. The palate has just melted a little since its obdurate infancy, although it is still quite linear and strict. You might argue that the 2008 Lafleur is a little charmless at the moment, but bottle age will sculpt and abrade this Pomerol into a very fine, if slightly aloof wine. (This was not shown at BI Wine & Spirit’s horizontal but a bottle was opened at a private dinner when I was in Bordeaux a few days earlier.) - Neil Martin

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Château Lafleur has come to be recognised as one of greatest producers in Pomerol, offering wines of incredible balance, purity and elegance, with distinct mineral character. A stand out name for Bordeaux's Right Bank, the estate also produces a second red, Les Pensées de Lafleur, produced from a 0.68ha plot with its own distinct terroir - resulting in a lighter, more fragrant style compared to the Lafleur.

Despite both wines being classic blends of Cabernet Franc and Merlot with 20% new oak, the result is two quite different expressions: for example the the dominance of cigar-box and graphite Cabernet Franc complexity in the Lafleur.

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