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Les Perrieres de Lafleur 2020 Bordeaux Superieur
£76.00
In stock
SKU
FRBORLPBS20
Les Perrieres de Lafleur is the result of 10 years of practice at the Guinaudeau family's, the owners of Chateau Lafleur in Pomerol, vineyard in the village of Meyney, on the edge of Fronsac. Up until the 2018 vintage the wine was known as Acte. With this vintage, which also happens to great a great Right Bank vintage, the quality of the wine has changed quite dramatically, in the same way that we noticed the phenomenal change in its sister wine, Chateau Grand Village.
We had always been great admirers of the Acte wines (the 9 vintages produced here were named Acte I through to Acte IX), but did not buy them for one reason or another. Les Perrieres is another level entirely.
At the heart of the wine is a few hectares of vineyards on limestone planted to roughly equal proportions of Merlot and Bouchet, both from cuttings from vines at Lafleur. Bouchet is another name for Cabernet Franc, not so much in common use nowadays, but the Chateau claims that it is a separate biotype which was all but wiped out by the big frost of 1956, with only a few properties in Pomerol with remaining vines.
The wine shares DNA with Lafleur itself - the richness and depth, the sheer power and intensity. It is very difficult to judge how long this will last in the cellar. It could reach its peak in 10 years, but perhaps even longer. If you can't resist it, try it now. It will still reward you with its glossy, intense blackberry, incense, and tobacco leaf notes.
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The Region
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is the region of France, along with Burgundy, that most fine wine drinkers gravitate towards. The reds are almost always a blend of anything up to 6 black varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere. Depending on what part of Bordeaux you are in determines which of these varieties dominates, but largely speaking, Merlot is generally the number one.
The heartland of the Cabernets is the Medoc, the left bank of the Gironde Estuary, which is sub-divided into communes and AOCs, the most famous of which are (north to south) St Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien and Margaux. Among these 4 communes are where the Grands Crus of the Medoc 1855 Classification are to be found, but there are other AOCs where you can find less expensive wines such as Haut Medoc, Listrac-Medoc and Moulis.
To the south of the city of Bordeaux you can find the Graves, Pessac-Leognan and Sauternes AOCs, the latter of which is for sweet white wines whilst the former two are known for both reds and dry whites, normally from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon with a smattering of other minor varieties.
The right bank of the estuary is Merlot territory. This is where you will find St Emilion, with all its satellite villages, and Pomerol, the latter being the centre of gravity for Merlot-based wines. However, the most important vineyard of all is the Entré deux Mers - between the seas, or rivers in this case - where the bulk of Bordeaux's wines hail from, many of which are simply labelled as Bordeaux or Bordeaux Superieur, and Bordeaux Blanc Sec or Entré deux Mers for its whites
The Producer
Baptiste Guinaudeau, Chateau Grand Village, Chateau Lafleur
The Guinaudeau family are owners of the prestigious Chateau Lafleur in Pomerol, one of Bordeaux's greatest wines, known for its long-lived and powerful wines. The family also owns Chateau Grand Village, a Bordeaux Superieur located just beyond the border of Fronsac where they make sublime wines at incredible value for money. Mostly Merlot with some Cabernet Franc which is from cuttings from Lafleur itself and the resulting wine shows the same DNA of richness and power. The same vineyard team from Lafleur also tends the vines at Grand Village, with the same expertise and dedication to making exceptional wines
The Chateau also makes some very accomplished white wines, but we are great admirers of their red, and plan to take on more of their wines in time.
