2006, Château Lafleur, AOC POMEROLBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Franc, Merlot. Good full, deep red. Brooding aromas of black cherry, cherry pit and liquorice, plus a note that reminded me of a liqueur of flowers. Sweet, chewy and very ripe, but with restraint and focus to the youthful, mineral driven flavours of dark fruits, liquorice and pepper. This shows the cooler, medicinal cast of a classic young Lafleur and although almost surprisingly silky now, this really calls for extended

cocoa bean and precisely-expressed slate minerality

is really beginning to exploit all its potential

The grapes come from a holding of 1

It has a beautiful texture and feels very classically Pomerol but with elegance and persistency

Spicy finish

prunes and underbrush

the 2021 is a wine of notable depth

concentrated core of fruit

Jean-Marc's father

it should be a tremendous value

Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse is a 6

exhibiting a vibrant palate that's deep