2014, Château Lafleur, POMEROLBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Franc, Merlot. The 2014 Lafleur has a tightly wound bouquet with earthy, truffle tinged black fruit, hints of dried blood and black truffle developing with time in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with supple tannin encasing a sweet core of candied red fruit. The Merlot is very expressive here and offers more brightness than many of its Pomerol peers, which is unusual for a Pomerol so saturnine in its youth. Just

This is a solid and dense Pomerol that manages to retain freshness and delineation

a fine line of acidity

quite linear and simple with a malic

A deep colour

just needing a touch more matière on the finish

Cool blueberries

the 2020 benefited from more coherently demarcated parcels and more precise élevage

with a hint of star anise

The result is a 100% Sauvignon Blanc which combines the fruit from three key vineyard parcels - À Louima

The mouth is long and delicate

It gently fans out towards the finish and lingers long in the mouth

and 2% Petit Verdot