1998 Château Lafleur Pomerol Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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1998 Château Lafleur  (Pomerol) 98 The nose is intoxicating with its wild cherry liqueur, flowers, licorice, cedar, mint, and black with red fruits. The wine is full-bodied, rich, powerful, vibrant, deep, long, and exotic, with its unique textural-experience and display of fruits. Just starting to open, the wine remains fairly-priced for a Lafleur of this quality, especially when you consider its bottle age. Drink from 2023-2050. The nose is intoxicating with its wild cherry liqueur, flowers, licorice, cedar, mint, and black with red fruits. The wine is full-bodied, rich, powerful, vibrant, deep, long, and exotic, with its unique textural-experience and display of fruits. Just starting to open, the wine remains fairly-priced for a Lafleur of this quality, especially when you consider its bottle age. Drink from 2023-2050. 1,899 Views   Tasted Sep 1, 2023  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to It’s been almost 8 years since my last tasting of this wine. It was worth the wait. The boatload of flowers, truffles, cherries, red plums, kirsch liqueur and wet earth on the nose had me hooked. But it was the supple-textured, rich, full, deep pool of ripe cherries and plums on the palate that stole the show! This is a unique Pomerol that should be tasted at least once as there is nothing else like it… It’s been almost 8 years since my last tasting of this wine. It was worth the wait. The boatload of flowers, truffles, cherries, red plums, kirsch liqueur and wet earth on the nose had me hooked. But it was the supple-textured, rich, full, deep pool of ripe cherries and plums on the palate that stole the show! This is a unique Pomerol that should be tasted at least once as there is nothing else like it… 3,257 Views   Tasted Dec 11, 2021 Still young, this deep, rich, concentrated, full bodied wine has a lot going on. With its showy, plum chocolate and earthy nose and opulent, fleshy, flashy textures coupled with the structure to age and expand for decades, give it another 3-5 years and it will be even better. Still young, this deep, rich, concentrated, full bodied wine has a lot going on. With its showy, plum chocolate and earthy nose and opulent, fleshy, flashy textures coupled with the structure to age and expand for decades, give it another 3-5 years and it will be even better. 7,329 Views   Tasted May 29, 2014

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.