1995 Château Lafleur Pomerol Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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1995 Château Lafleur  (Pomerol) 93 A solid, rustic, steely style of Lafleur with a tannic edge to its firm, red berries, flowers, and distinctive minty edge. Very classic and old-school in nature, the nose was better than the palate. It is going to be quite long-lived, but it is a style not suited for everyone. Drink from 2023-2050. A solid, rustic, steely style of Lafleur with a tannic edge to its firm, red berries, flowers, and distinctive minty edge. Very classic and old-school in nature, the nose was better than the palate. It is going to be quite long-lived, but it is a style not suited for everyone. Drink from 2023-2050. 1,694 Views   Tasted Sep 1, 2023  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to This remains stubbornly backwards and tightly wound. The color is deep, dark, purple with no signs on lightening. It looks like a 3 year old wine. For Lafleur, a wine stylistically on the bigger side of Pomerol, this bottle showed a hard personality. The fruit which poked through with air and coaxing was ripe and pure, but with a tannic, stern personality. This wine demands at least another decade in the cellar. This remains stubbornly backwards and tightly wound. The color is deep, dark, purple with no signs on lightening. It looks like a 3 year old wine. For Lafleur, a wine stylistically on the bigger side of Pomerol, this bottle showed a hard personality. The fruit which poked through with air and coaxing was ripe and pure, but with a tannic, stern personality. This wine demands at least another decade in the cellar. 4,439 Views   Tasted Feb 26, 2008

When to Drink Chateau Lafleur, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Lafleur is not a wine to drink young. It needs time to develop its nuances. Depending on the vintage, 15-20 or 30 years of bottle age will add dramatically to the wine's complexities and unique textural characteristics. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-4 hours or more.

This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Lafleur offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 15-50 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Chateau Lafleur with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips

Chateau Lafleur is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Lafleur is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Lafleur is also good when matched with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like rare tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.