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Les Pensées de Lafleur 2014

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

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Tasting Notes

The perfume and freshness in the glass are very impressive with flower, walnut and plum character. Full body and a dense and beautiful center palate. The tannins are ripe and polished. Superb finish and depth. Second wine. Wow. Drink in 2022 but I can’t wait!

95
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2017

Tasted blind. Sweet, buttery nose with lots of ripe fruit but perhaps it could do with just a little more zip and freshness? Lightly vegy. A tad astringent.
Drink 2023-2033

16.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2018

The 2014 Les Pensees de Lafleur has developed nicely now that the wine is in bottle. It has a composed bouquet with scents of raspberry preserve, blackcurrant leaf and a touch of chalk, all neatly defined and discretely enmeshed with the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, quite strict tannin. There is an appealing symmetry to this Les Pensées, exuding immense precision and tension on the finish without showing off. As I wrote in my primeur note, perfect for those that cannot afford the Grand Vin. Drink Date 2018-2030

91
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (Interim En), April 2017

Crimson with a transparent rim. A little lighter than I remember this wine. Positively chewy. Definitely a second wine without much flesh. Is the new generation heading natural-wards? Lots of muscle and sinew instead of the flesh. Not sure…

16+
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, March 2017
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