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Chateau Lafleur 2015

  • James Suckling
    100 Points
  • Tim Atkin MW
    99 Points
  • Neil Martin
    99 Points
Chateau Lafleur 2015
  • James Suckling
    100 Points
  • Tim Atkin MW
    99 Points
  • Neil Martin
    99 Points
Chateau Lafleur 2015
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Chateau Lafleur 2015

SKU: CHLF201510 UCAU
5-10 Years
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Château Lafleur stands among the most revered names in Bordeaux, rivaling Pétrus in both rarity and quality. Its limited production and profound ageing potential make it one of the region’s most collectible wines.

The unique gravel and clay soils of Lafleur’s vineyard, located on the Pomerol plateau, produce a powerful yet incredibly refined expression of Merlot and Bouchet (Cabernet Franc), with complexity that deepens over decades.

Run by the Guinaudeau family, Lafleur is crafted with extraordinary precision and minimal intervention, resulting in wines that are pure, intellectual, and intensely terroir-driven, a benchmark for Pomerol excellence.

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Chateau Lafleur 2015 is a distinguished Bordeaux wine that exemplifies the pinnacle of Pomerol craftsmanship. Renowned alongside legendary names such as Pétrus, Chateau Lafleur's rarity and exceptional quality make it a coveted treasure among collectors and connoisseurs alike.

Produced from a meticulous blend of Merlot and Bouchet (Cabernet Franc), this vintage reflects the unique terroir of Lafleur’s vineyard, situated on the gravel and clay-rich soils of the Pomerol plateau. These soils impart a remarkable balance of power and elegance, delivering a wine with remarkable depth, complexity, and a refined structure that evolves gracefully over decades.

Under the stewardship of the Guinaudeau family, Chateau Lafleur is crafted with minimal intervention and extraordinary precision. This approach ensures a pure expression of the vineyard’s character, resulting in wines that are intensely terroir-driven and intellectually compelling. The 2015 vintage, noted for its ideal growing conditions across Bordeaux, offers a harmonious fusion of ripe fruit, vibrant acidity, and polished tannins.

Chateau Lafleur 2015 stands as a benchmark for Pomerol excellence, showcasing an alluring bouquet of dark berries, subtle floral notes, and hints of spice. Its profound ageing potential makes it an investment in both pleasure and prestige, promising to reward patience with ever-deepening layers of flavor and sophistication.

Experience a wine that is not only a testament to Bordeaux’s heritage but also a masterpiece of winemaking precision and terroir expression. Chateau Lafleur 2015 is a rare gem that elevates any collection and defines the essence of fine Pomerol wine.

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It’s hard to describe perfection. It’s not just power and depth. It’s something mystiscal and ehteral. The wine just floats on your palate with incredible density yet precise. Taste it and you want it forever. So creamy and textured. Glorious.

In a year when too many châteaux seemed to be trying too hard to make great wines, this is the real deal, a subtle, complex, finely judged Pomerol from an exceptional terroir, made with Burgundian love of the land. Racy and sweet, balanced, silky and aromatic, with red berry fruit wound around a mineral core. One of my top two wines of the vintage. Drink: 2025-40

The 2015 Lafleur is a blend of 51% Merlot and 49% Cabernet Franc picked 11-15 September and 1-2 October respectively. As usual, I waited for the Grand Vin to open in the glass, so I chewed the fat with Baptiste Guinaudeau before I started to tap away at the laptop. It unfurls beautifully delivering small red cherries, cranberry and Japanese nori aromas that gain intensity with every swirl. The palate is medium-bodied with full and rounded tannin, very complex with layers of cranberry and raspberry fruit, veins of white pepper and bay leaf, structured on the finish but not as foreboding as the leviathan 2010 Lafleur. It will still require ten years in bottle to reach its plateau, but it will be one of the standout wines of the vintage.

About this Wine

Merlot Blend

A red wine blend built around Merlot, often combined with Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc.

Bordeaux

Bordeaux produces some of the most highly sought after and revered wines in the world. Located close to the coast, in the south-west of France the town and is divided by the Gironde River. Wines to the west of the river are referred to as left bank, and are Cabernet dominant. To the East of the river, on the right bank Merlot is the dominant grape variety. Throughout the 57 appellations, over 10,000 wine-making châteaux grow the red grapes; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. These are commonly blended and collectively referred to as clarets. Smaller amounts of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc is also grown in Bordeaux.

In 1855, due to the high export demands of Bordeaux wines, Emporer Napoleon III requested an official Bordeaux classification system, based on market costs of the wines at the time. The Chateaux were classified in to five ‘growths’ from first growth to fifth growth and cru Bourgois. Also in 1855 The Sauternes and Barsac classification covered the sweeter wines, with Chateau d’Yquem the only Superior First Growth, followed by Premiers Crus and Deux Deuxièmes Crus.

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