Country: France

Region: Bordeaux -Pomerol

Vintage: 2022

Cépage: Cabernet Franc (51%); Merlot (49%)

Size: 750 ml

Rating(s): 100 (RP); 98 (JD); 100 (JS)

"The 2022 Lafleur has turned out even better in bottle than I anticipated. Wafting from the glass with exotic aromas of mulberries, potpourri, iris, blood orange and incense, it's full-bodied, dense and layered, with a deep and multidimensional core of sweet, succulent fruit underpinned by velvety tannins, concluding with a long, expansive, rose-inflected finish. Élevage has brought a sense of harmony and classicism to the volume and richness that were already apparent en primeur, delivering a Lafleur for the ages."

William Kelley (RP) - 03/25