| Winery |
Les Perrieres de Lafleur 2018 |
| Vintage |
2018 |
| Region |
Bordeaux |
| Grape |
Cabernet Franc & Blends |
| Style |
Red Wine |
| Sweetness |
Dry |
| Body |
Full |
| Tasting note |
This would have been called Act X, but we felt the wine has arrived to a point to give it a name," cellar master Omri Ram told me. This is the first vintage of this wine under the new name. The 2018 Les Perrieres de Lafleur is a blend of 49% Merlot (harvested September 25 and 27) and 51% Cabernet Franc (harvested October 6). Very deep purple-black in color, it gives up wonderfully intense notes of crushed black cherries, mulberries, warm plums and boysenberries with touches of spice cake, chocolate box, Indian spices and fresh dirt. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is completely coated with vibrant black berry and exotic spice layers, framed by beautifully ripe tannins and a racy line, finishing long. Very classy. By Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW @ Wine Advocate, Apr 2019.
The 2018 Les Perrières de Lafleur represents the second chapter for what were previously the Acte-series wines and emerges from Guinadeau family's 3.3 hectares of vineyards centered around the southern edge of Villegouges. The Perrières is distinguished in the Guinadeau family's range (especially the Grand Villages and Pensées de Lafleur) by vibrant, somewhat teunse underpinnings that give the plump fruit a striking kick of energy. Dark red cherry, mocha, spice, leather and tobacco all flesh out in the glass. The balance of Bouchet (Cabernet Franc) and Merlot is remarkable for such a young wine. The 2018 will spend 15-16 months in barrel. More importantly, it is an absolutely gorgeous wine. By Antonio Galloni @ Vinous, Apr 2019.
A refined and crafted red from this appellation with blueberry, dried mushroom and bark undertones. It’s medium-bodied with integrated and lightly dusty tannins and a flavorful finish. More linear this year. Merlot and bouschet. Better in 2023. By James Suckling, Feb 2021. |
| Rating |
WA92-94+ / AG91-94 / JS93 |
| ABV |
15% |
| Size |
750ml |
