The aromas are really so floral and mineral but also comprise cloves, currants and blackberries. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a long and caressing finish. Tight and focused. Need five years to soften but so pretty. A selection of Lafleur. Drink in 2023.

The second wine of the phenomenal, tiny-production Lafleur. Often reaches heights which would put many grand vins to shame. Very attractive, exotic, spiced, ripe red and black fruit nose. Intense, sweet fruit, fine tannins and amazing supple texture. Generous and opulent but balanced and fresh. (54% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Franc.)

The 2015 Les Pensees de Lafleur is a blend of 54% Merlot, picked on September 21, and 46% Cabernet Franc that was picked on October 2. It has a broody bouquet with cranberry and raspberry coulis aromas, touches of dried herbs and brine developing with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with lightly spiced red berry fruit, vibrant in the mouth, very harmonious with superb precision on the finish. What a gorgeous deuxième vin from Baptiste Guinaudeau.

The 2015 Pensées de Lafleur is a deep, powerful wine with a distinctive sense of structure that is largely attributable to the richer clay content in the parcel that is the core of the blend. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, licorice, spice and menthol reinforce an impression of darkness, while burly tannins round out the pleasantly rustic finish. vinous.com, February 2018

54% Merlot picked 21 Sep and 46% Cabernet Franc picked 2 Oct. From a particular parcel in the Ch Lafleur vineyard - more clay than gravel.
Edge of ruby on mid - but not that concentrated - crimson. Attractively toasty (Baptiste says 'burgundian'). Very round and mouth-filling. Super charming. Rich, even with a hint of Grenache! So sweet and scented. Hint of ink on the end. Very rich and seductive. Still some freshness too.
Drink 2023-2032