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Les Pensees Lafleur 2021

HED38897 75cl 14%
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Château Lafleur, a small 4.5-hectare Pomerol estate owned by the Guinaudeau family, holds a coveted position opposite Pétrus. Revered for crafting some of the region`s most sought-after and highly rated wines, the estate also offers `Les Pensees de Lafleur,` its esteemed second wine. Crafted from younger vines or select lots that didn`t make it into the Grand Vin`s final blend, this cuvée provides a more approachable expression of Château Lafleur`s style and exceptional quality at a more accessible price point.
The 2021 Les Pensées, from the clay soils within Lafleur, has much more red fruit on the nose compared to the Perrières, still finely delineated with hints of graphite and pencil shavings infusing the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, beautifully balanced, gently building in the mouth toward a finish that has impressive sapidity and cohesion. Long and tender, this is an outstanding articulation of its terroir in a more challenging, "non-solar" vintage. You could broach this in a year or two, though personally, I prefer to wait. - Neil Martin
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Chateau Lafleur

Chateau Lafleur

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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