2018 Château Lafleur Pomerol

Château Lafleur is located in the Pomerol appellation on the right bank of the Gironde River, which is known for producing some of the world's most elegant and refined wines. The Pomerol appellation is known for its Merlot-based wines, and Château Lafleur is no exception. Château Lafleur's vineyards are relatively small, covering just over 4 hectares. They are planted with approximately 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc, making it unique in that Cabernet Franc plays an equal role alongside Merlot in its blends. The winemaking process at Château Lafleur is meticulous and traditional. The grapes are hand-harvested and sorted to ensure that only the finest fruit is used. Fermentation takes place in small oak barrels and the wines are aged in French oak barrels, with a high percentage of new oak, to enhance their structure and complexity. Château Lafleur is known for its red wines because of their complexity, elegance and aging potential. The estate produces two main wines called Château Lafleur and Les Pensées de Lafleur. The main wine, Château Lafleur, is one of the most sought after and rarest wines in the world. The second wine, Les Pensées de Lafleur, is made from younger vines and is more approachable at a younger age.

The Lafleur 2018 is a blend of 54% Cabernet Franc and 46% Merlot. The wine gives aromas of black cherries, blackberries and currant jelly. With some age this later gives aromas of sandalwood, pencil shavings, forest floor and spices. The wine is rich, full and complex. It gives earthy tones and exotic spices with black fruit. Later you get a fleeting floral undertone with some firm, fine tannins ending with a perfume-like aftertaste. This is a wine for the future. In a few years it will reward you again. The wine has received 100/100 points from Antonio Galloni and he starts his review with "....The 2018 Lafleur is mesmerizing. What a wine!" Suckling also gives the maximum score of 100/100 points.

Cellar Master Omri Ram: 'The first six to seven months it rained, then it dried up. It was warm when it rained and humid. So there were no excessive water reserves in the soil. But after the rain, the growth was quite intense; all that growth had to be controlled. Our goal was to prevent and improve the condition of the vine before the mildew set in. We sprayed when we had to, but we tried to avoid it when we could. When it dried up, the vines, in parts of the vineyard, got water pressure, but visually it was not as obvious as you saw in 2016. Then you just had to make the right harvest decision...' he paused and smiled. 'We think this is the fourth great year in a row for us.'

FACT : The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see the possible discount immediately if you choose Pick up on the Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.