2015 Lafleur
By Chateau Lafleur
2015 Lafleur from Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol, Bordeaux
The 2015 vintage in Pomerol was a year that Bordeaux aficionados speak of in reverent tones, with Chateau Lafleur yielding a wine that typifies the extraordinary conditions of that annus mirabilis. Graced with a favourable season, 2015 Lafleur from Chateau Lafleur flourished, encapsulating the quintessence of the estate's venerable terroir.
Celebrated Soil, Distinguished Vintage
In the hallowed landscape of Bordeaux's right bank, few can rival the boutique winery that is Chateau Lafleur. Renowned for their fastidious viticulture, the estate's 2015 offering is reflective of a vintage graced with optimal ripening conditions. This provided the kind of tannic development that investors and connoisseurs alike search for in their pursuit of vinous excellence.
A Year of Harmony and Elegance
The controlled warmth and luminosity of 2015 set the stage for Chateau Lafleur's merlot and cabernet franc to achieve harmonious phenolic maturation. The result is a Lafleur with arresting complexity - a fragrant mélange of black truffle and violets married seamlessly with a palate deeply expressive of dark fruit and an undercurrent of regal earthiness. Silky, yet structured; this wine exacts a powerful presence on the palate, balanced by an elegant finesse - the hallmark acidity ensuring longevity and its promise as an investment piece.
The potentiality for ageing could scarcely be more apparent than in this 2015 incarnation. Savvy investors might well anticipate noble transformations over time, coupling financial anticipation with the sensory thrill of an evolving masterpiece.
Lastly, it should be noted that amongst modern vintages, one would be remiss not to highlight the 2015 Lafleur from Chateau Lafleur as an emblematic pinnacle of Pomeral ambition. With precise cellaring, its evolution will doubtlessly serve as testament to both a remarkable terroir and the auspices of an extraordinary vintage. In contemplation of its investment stature, it stands as a beacon for both potential growth and palate sophistication.
Current market price
£11,970.00
12x75cl
Highest score
100
POP score
598.5
Scores and tasting notes
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.
James Suckling - jamessuckling.com
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
Tim Atkin - timatkin.com
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.
Neal Martin - eRobertParker.com, #224, April 2016
51% Merlot picked 11 and 15 Sep, 49% Cabernet Franc picked 1 and 2 Oct. Much darker crimson than Pensées with more blue in the mix. Very rich and spicy on the nose. Masses of sweetness upfront but also great refinement and freshness. Sinewy and really very glorious. Gorgeous elixir. Lots of layers and different nuances.
Jancis Robinson - jancisrobinson.com