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Château Lafleur Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1995
...it is rapidly becoming my favorite wine of that decade, vying with the 1998...It has a sensual bouquet with wonderful definition: blackberry, bacon fat, hot gravel scents abound and then after 30-40 minutes a sprig of wild mint. Mercurial and captivating—that's a great Lafleur on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins... There is unquestionably immense depth here with tertiary black fruit, smoke and black truffle before fanning out in confident fashion on the finish. This is just a superb Lafleur with a long and prosperous life ahead. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Neal Martin)
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The 1995 Lafleur was bought and served blind by Baptiste Guinaudeau at a dinner in Saint-Émilion. It's not dissimilar to the bottle drunk in 2018. On the nose, there is black fruit with graphite and game hints. Given that it is now 27 years old, the 1995 is maturing at a glacial pace. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins that loosen up with aeration. With blackberry, black truffle and a touch of smoke, this Lafleur exudes Cabernet Franc on the finish. I thought that it might be ready to drink now, but this suggests it would be better to wait. Tasted in Bordeaux. (Neal Martin, Vinous, January 2023)
The 1995 Lafleur was bought and served blind by Baptiste Guinaudeau at a dinner in Saint-Émilion. It's not dissimilar to the bottle drunk in 2018. On the nose, there is black fruit with graphite and game hints. Given that it is now 27 years old, the 1995 is maturing at a glacial pace. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins that loosen up with aeration. With blackberry, black truffle and a touch of smoke, this Lafleur exudes Cabernet Franc on the finish. I thought that it might be ready to drink now, but this suggests it would be better to wait. Tasted in Bordeaux. (Neal Martin, Vinous, January 2023)
9.6
Henrik Poulsen
Two bottles opened as the first one disappointed...so did the second! Not flawed but just not up to the expected heights from this winery. Perhaps just the vintage (which I don't think favored many Pomerol's) so I would opt to still hold onto this and hope for better things in 5+ years.
Two bottles opened as the first one disappointed...so did the second! Not flawed but just not up to the expected heights from this winery. Perhaps just the vintage (which I don't think favored many Pomerol's) so I would opt to still hold onto this and hope for better things in 5+ years.
9.2
Donald Patz
Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall
Special. Great richness and complexity
Special. Great richness and complexity
9.8
Scott Barber
Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley
Now that's an Auction wine!!!
Now that's an Auction wine!!!
9.8
Michael Hildbold
1995 Bordeaux tasting- La Mission, Cht Margaux, Pichon Lalande, Lafleur, Mouton, La Lagune. Not pictured- Leoville-Las-Cases, Latour, Cheval Blanc, Haut-Brion, and Yquem.
1995 Bordeaux tasting- La Mission, Cht Margaux, Pichon Lalande, Lafleur, Mouton, La Lagune. Not pictured- Leoville-Las-Cases, Latour, Cheval Blanc, Haut-Brion, and Yquem.
9.9Stephanie Dres
Earthy, lush.
Earthy, lush.
9.5
Tom Loretan
Amazing
Amazing
10
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