Alexandre Pagliano

9.5

Very dark and vivid rubi robe, nose of blackcurrant, cedar wood, top soil and spices. Medium bodied, crushed flowers, mint, liquorice, a kaleidoscopic mouth with great length. A fantastic bottle on a small vintage. Top notch ! — 15 days ago

with Adriana, Jamie and 2 others

Jeroen Koenen

9.8

@delectable: this is 2025 Lafleur Vin de France - Red Bordeaux blend
So: no ‘chateau’, no Pomerol from this vintage on. — 2 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Nice second wine from pomerol! My understanding is that this is 54/46 Merlot / cab franc. You certainly get the cab franc characteristics on the nose and palate. Just starting to veer into secondary but still has great primary fruit with a nice vein of acid cutting through everything. Opened 4 hours and decanted 1 hour before which was the right call. Very nice pairing with double R ranch prime strip steaks on a blizzard day in nyc. — 5 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.3

90 M 10 CS
5.000 bottles produced from the two plots (one nxt to the church and the other in front of Lafleur Petrus).
Takes some coxing to open up on the nose. Fragrant and deep, nice body on the mouth. Strict and fine on the mouth covering a beautiful world that will be revealed with time.. 93+ — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

I love 21. Utterly classic but young nose of red berries, granite and a youthful grapiness. Some florals as well but a bit of a monolith aromatically out of the gates. More notes later as it opens up on the nose. Palate is so elegant my goodness and has that youthful grapiness. Huge red and darker berry fruit, perfect balance, clarity and purity. So juicy and clean but young but obviously very high quality. More notes as it evolves. Nose now closed at 3 hours but palate has gained finesse and it’s ultra juicy and pure. Finish is clipped but this is the whole package. This has a semi opulent midpalate one can get lost in. Wow. Incredible decadent Pomerol (lafleur?) fruit. Just insane. So elegant. This is the best Burgaud ever. — 3 years ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.1

This is one of the first few vintage of what is now known as Les Perrières de Lafleur. It has a clear frame of cabernet to it with the dark fruit, tobacco and leather notes. Round, medium bodied, balanced and punches above its price point. Drinks excellent now. — 5 years ago

with Adriana

Alexandre Pagliano

9.1

This wine is now called Les Perrieres de Lafleur because it has Cabernet Franc vines from the pépinière of the heralded Lafleur vineyard. Very dark rubi robe with no signs of aging. Tobacco and cedar notes, with violets and a hint of spices as well. Good density and medium length on a small vintage. Its an excellent bottle that is singing now but there is no rush. Very cabernet franc. — 20 days ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Alexandre Pagliano

9.2

Consistent with prior bottles and notes. Great ethereal Pomerol. — 4 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Alexandre Pagliano

9.1

Always excellent and consistent with prior bottles. Its now called Perrières de Lafleur and sells for 3x… — a year ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

A really fine Pomerol. Drinking beautifully. 2016Guest returned it for being “sharp and tangy.” Well, no. It’s just great. Classic rich red fruit with nice and sure pronounced acidity. Lovely. — 2 years ago

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9.1

The 2020 Bellegrave is well-defined and poised on the nose, blackberry and briary, hints of truffle unfolding with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a graphite-infused entry. Quite solid and structured, almost like a "mini-Lafleur", with a well-defined and persistent finish that has splendid mineralité. Very fine. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2023) — 3 years ago

Willem Booij

9.4

94+ and still growing. This is a great and classic wine! Dark and dense, chocolate and cherries with great balance and structure. Love it now but this is also for the next decennia. 49% Merlot and 51% Cabernet Franc — 4 years ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.2

Really good Lalande de Pomerol from the Guinaudeau family. Its now called Les Perrieres de Lafleur, an allusion to the fact the vines are from Lafleur’s “selection massale”. Nose of floral notes, very precise sculpted mouth of dark berries and “rose fannee”, great acidity and balance, ends on tobacco notes. Its very accessible now but lors of potential to age. Great bottle and the quality price ratio is hard to beat ! — 7 years ago

with Adriana

Alexandre Pagliano

9.4

Great stuff and ready to drink. Same touch (and family) of Clos Rougeard, but price tag is less than a third. Still expensive but great bottle. Cabernet Franc better than that you need to tap at Chateau Cheval Blanc or Chateau Lafleur… — a month ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

John Van Trijp

9.9

Potential a perfect wine. 99-100/100 — 4 months ago

Jan Dekker

9.2

Surprisingly good👌🏻 — 5 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

A bit sharp and onedimensional.. — a year ago

Willem Booij

9.4

Well it’s the Acte 8, but that’s close to 9😉 in this price range it’s for me a steal. From a winemaking dreamteam comes this great bottle full of excellent wine, full bodied and fleshy stuff. Cool tannins and a bright future, if you find it just buy it and consider yourself lucky. — 2 years ago

Nicolas Greinacher

9.7

Tasted blind. It was evident that this was mature Bordeaux at its finest quality level from an excellent vintage. The absence of brettanyomces and a right bank aroma profile pointed towards Lafleur or Petrus. Deliciously ripe and dried red fruits mingle with black truffle, cocoa powder, forest floor and cigar box. Gently caressing the palate, the 1970 Château Petrus delivers a full-body, velvety tannins, a core of dried red fruits and a long, lingering finish. Probably slightly past it's peak, but still spectacular. Drink now. — 4 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.3

17.5/20 (93/100) Глубокий, красивый аромат, в котором доминируют спелые ягоды черники и чёрной смородины, дополненные нотами ментола, лакрицы и шоколада. Довольно тельное с высокой кислотностью и бархатистыми танинами. Сочное и комплексное. #dfwe2019 — 7 years ago