Chateau Lafleur - Pensees de Lafleur 2022

James Suckling: "Black earth, tile and blueberries. Violets. Floral. Orange peel. Orange blossom. Wet earth with iron. Medium to full body. Ultra-fine and polished tannins which are dense and compacted with a long finish. 57% merlot and 43% cabernet franc."

Falstaff: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Nugat und schwarzen Herzkirschen, feine Würze, kandierte Orangen, Brombeeren sind unterlegt. Saftig, rund und stoffig, stets opulenter als Lafeur, feste, reife und zugleich seidige Tannine sind unterlegt, salziger Touch im Abgang, dezente Süße im Nachhall, sehr gute Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial."

Wine Advocate: "The 2022 Pensées de Lafleur unwinds in the glass with aromas of raspberries, plums, Indian spices, licorice and black truffle, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and harmonious palate that's seamless and layered, exhibiting beautiful balance and concluding with a long, perfumed palate. As readers will remember, this cuvée derives from vines growing in the part of Lafleur's vineyard through which a water course once flowed and where the soils are richer in clay and better hydrated."

Weinwisser: "57 % Bouchet, 43 % Merlot. Dicht verwobenes Bouquet, verführerische rotbeerige Konturen, viel Würze, Baumnuss, getrockneter Rosmarin und Hanf. Am komplexen durchtrainierten Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, tänzerischer feinnerviger Rasse sowie engmaschigem Tanninkorsett. Im konzentrierten Finale schwarzbeerige Konturen, jetzt wird er straff und sehr geradlinig, Graphit und feinkörnige Adstringenz. 2030 – 2045."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Deeply colored, the wine pops with flowers, orange rind, violets, black cherries, spices, and leafy tobacco in the nose. The wine is medium-bodied. with layers of fruits, spice, and herbs. There is freshness, intensity, wild cherries, spice, dark chocolate, and silky tannins with a salty edge. The wine blends 57% Merlot with 43% Cabernet Franc. The harvest took place September 7 - September 17. Drink from 2025-2045."