Situated in the heart of the Pomerol plateau, with Petrus, VCC and Lafleur-Petrus as neighbours, this modest, almost anonymous, looking property is as singular an expression of place as one could wish to encounter. The diverse soils are simply and sympathetically nurtured enabling the old vine Merlot and Cabernet Franc to fully express themselves. Indeed with the highest proportion of Cabernet Franc in the appellation, a combination more common to St Emillion than Pomerol, it is unsurprising that Lafleur is considered so distinctive. Whilst qualitative comparison is often made with Petrus - “Certainly Lafleur remains one of the few wines of Pomerol that is consistently capable of challenging, and in some cases surpassing, Petrus” (Robert Parker) - in style it is an altogether different beast with a unique emphasis on elegance, power and exoticism. Building on the decades of devoted work of the Robin family, first Jacques Guinaudeau and now his son Baptiste and wife Julie have edged the estate into a golden era that is establishing Lafleur, alongside Petrus and Le Pin, at the very apex of the appellation.
