Lafleur Wine Cellar Insider

The wine cellar insider château lafleur is a tiny 4 5ha 11 acres family run property in the pomerol appellation on bordeaux s right bank.

Lafleur wine cellar insider. The wine of chateau lafleur gazin is then aged in 25 new french oak barrels for an average of between 18 to 20 months before bottling. They have 12 tanks that range in size from 30 hectoliters up to 80 hectoliters. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel a practice that started in 1991. Learn the best vintages a history of the property and information on the vineyards and winemaking.

To produce the wine of chateau lafleur after sorting the grapes arrive at the vat cellar where they are vinified in small traditional cement vats for grapes destined for chateau lafleur. Jeff leve the wine cellar insider agreed and said it was the wine of the vintage awarding 98 100 points. If you like a page in the wine cellar insider please link to it. Learn everything about chateau la fleur de bouard lalande de pomerol with wine tasting notes and wine with food pairing tips.

If you want to read about other important bordeaux chateaux. The right bank wine is racked 3 4 times per year and is fined using egg whites in the second winter. Links to all bordeaux wine producer profiles chateau la fleur de bouard history overview. Chateau grand village lafleur s second vineyard wine tasting notes details on the soil wine and wine making from jacques guinaudau.

Notice and must be properly accredited with links to the appropriate page where the material was first published in the wine cellar insider without exception to jeff leve the wine cellar insider. Petrus lafleur eventually passed to the pineau family. All material on this web site including but not limited to written articles tasting notes and photographs are the exclusive property of jeff leve and may not be copied used or reprinted without written notice and must be properly accredited with links to the appropriate page. Its grand vin of the same name is known for its concentration creamy texture intense black fruits and spicy character.

If you like a page in the wine cellar insider please link to it. It was under their ownership that the name was changed to chateau la fleur petrus. To help your search results broaden your search to just the wine name and check for spelling errors. Today s release of 5 800 per 12 75 places lafleur 2018 significantly below the price implied by liv ex s fair value methodology.

Buyers lucky enough to secure an allocation will no doubt be pleased with today s release.