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Château Lafleur 2024

Bordeaux • Pomerol • Red

Packaging : 6 x 75cl - Carton

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Description

Located in the heart of the Pomerol appellation, on Bordeaux's Right Bank, Château Lafleur embodies understated excellence and unwavering commitment to quality. This exclusive estate, neighboring Petrus, benefits from an exceptional terroir of rare geological complexity, combining gravel and deep clay. For decades, its wines have been among the most sought-after in Bordeaux. Profound, precise, and with impressive longevity, they reflect the pure expression of the vineyard, free from artifice. Each vintage of Château Lafleur is a unique interpretation of the terroir, shaped by a handcrafted approach and a profound respect for the environment. A legendary name for discerning wine lovers.

Ratings

Ratings

  • Wine Advocate 93-95/100
Notes and pairings

Notes and pairings

Tasting notes

This 2024 vintage of Château Lafleur displays a deep color with intense garnet highlights. The nose, remarkably refined, reveals aromas of violet, graphite, and ripe black fruit. On the palate, the wine is dense and structured, with a silky texture supported by a remarkable mineral backbone. The finish is very persistent and fresh, revealing an aromatic complexity that will evolve beautifully with age.

Food & wine pairings

Sublime with a Rossini beef fillet, a roast pigeon or a porcini mushroom risotto.
Producer

Producer

The Château Lafleur vineyard covers just over 4 hectares in the northeast of the Pomerol plateau. This rare micro-terroir combines a mosaic of deep gravelly, sandy clay, and compact clay soils, giving the estate's wines incomparable richness. The vines, cultivated with great precision, are on average 30 to 50 years old, with deep roots ensuring constant access to mineral resources. This geological diversity, combined with demanding and sustainable viticulture, forges the unique identity and longevity of Lafleur wines.

Owner and history

Château Lafleur has been owned by the Guinaudeau family since 1985. Jacques and Sylvie Guinaudeau, along with their son Baptiste, passionately perpetuate a rigorous, artisanal vision of winemaking. Their meticulous work, guided by sustainable farming practices, aims to best express the subtleties of this unique terroir. Committed to an uncompromising quality approach, they produce rare wines, renowned for their purity, intensity, and aging potential. Thanks to their exacting standards and long-term vision, Château Lafleur is now considered one of Bordeaux's most singular gems.

Vinification and aging

Winemaking at Château Lafleur is precise and plot-by-plot. Each batch is vinified separately in concrete tanks to preserve the terroir's identity and the vintage's expression. Extraction is gentle, designed to reveal the fruit's finesse and the grapes' natural structure.
The 2024 vintage benefits from extended aging in French oak barrels (50% new) for approximately 18 months. This patient process refines the wine's character without masking its identity, resulting in balance, depth, and excellent aging potential.

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The team's opinion

A wine of rare depth, where floral tension embraces the density of the fruit for an unforgettable moment of grace.

  • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

  • Climax 2029 à 2048

Wine profile

  • fruity
  • wooded
  • complex
  • timber frame