Lafleur Vintage:1992 the blend is 45% terres

the blend is 45% terres rouges whereas usually it comprises the majority)

16 ha parcel in Charmes proper of vines planted in 1885 that have never been pulled up though Roty points out that all those that have died over the years have been replanted)

but it is nothing short of superb

It’s sufficiently slight however and I suspect few readers would find it off-putting and with age

Lafleur Vintage:1992 the blend is 45% terresThis bottle of 1998 Lafleur exudes such mineralit on the nose that it is rendered more distant and less appeasing to the senses than the 1999 Lafleur. However, there is undeniably brilliant delineation with almost flint like scents filtering through the black sultry fruit. It is certainly less opulently gregarious than bottles tasted within the first decade of its life. The palate is medium bodied with tannins just beginning to soften, less