Chateau Lafleur (Futures Pre-sale) 2009
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Chateau Lafleur (Futures Pre-sale) 2009
Bordeaux Red Blends
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Pre-sale:
ships after 03/01/12
Limit 12 bottles per customer
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- Light & Fruity: Red wines that are more fruit-forward and lighter in tannin and body.
- Smooth & Supple: Medium bodied reds that go down easy, with smooth tannins and supple fruit.
- Earthy & Spicy: Wines where earthy and/or spicy dominate the flavors – typically medium to full body.
- Big & Bold: Full bodied wines that have concentrated fruit and are higher in alcohol and/or tannins. Some need age.
critical acclaim:
"The nose is fascinating, with blackberry, black licorice, mineral, flowers and more. Full-bodied, with an incredible texture of ripe tannins and cashmere yarn. A tightly wound ball. What length too. This wine made me feel like getting in the lotus position and meditating. It's almost more than wine. Vinous Nirvana. I think the Cabernet Franc really gave that extra level to it all.
Barrel Sample: 97-100 Points"
100 Points
Wine Spectator
"(53% cabernet franc and 47% merlot) Medium-deep ruby. The complex, captivating nose shows a prominent cabernet franc presence, with enticing aromas of strawberry, violet, cocoa, minerals and white pepper. Enters broad, luscious and fresh, displaying well-delineated flavors of sweet redcurrant and strawberry complemented by a note of spicy red cherry reduction sauce and more white pepper. Boasts an amazingly rich and tactile mouth feel and comes across as far smoother than the estate's second wine Pensees de Lafleur, which showed quite a bit of tannins for its fruit. Finishes with palate-staining persistence and great purity and precision. One of the masterpieces of the vintage. I also tasted in this cellar in December, and the uncanny quality of the cabernet franc was already apparent.
Barrel Sample: 95-98 Points
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98 Points
International Wine Cellar
"The 2009 Lafleur's harvest began on September 16 and finished on September 28. Interestingly, the Guinaudau family said this vintage reminds them of the 1989. At nearly 14% alcohol, the 2009 is a potent effort revealing some characteristics of the 1982, but there is more structure in the 2009. The pH is only 3.6, which is a lot lower than the 1982, and the final blend was 53% Cabernet Franc and 47% Merlot. The wine exhibits a deep ruby/purple color, beautiful purity, sweet mulberry, boysenberry, kirsch, licorice, and stony notes, full body, an unctuous texture, a fresh, lively personality, and tannins that are more noticeable than in some of its neighbors. The oak component is completely concealed by the wine’s extravagant richness and intensity. The structure suggests it will require a decade of cellaring, and it should last 40-50 years.
Barrel Sample: 94-97 Points
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97 Points
The Wine Advocate
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