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The 2021 Grand Village (Lafleur) is another brilliant wine from this team. Based on 75% Merlot and 25% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc) from the upper plateau on the Right Bank, it has a great nose of darker black raspberries, spring flowers, bright cherries, and some loamy, earthy, mineral nuances. It's gorgeous on the palate, with a more broad, expansive mouthfeel (especially when compared to the Les Perrières), ripe tannins, medium body, and a great finish. Put this in a blind lineup of Grand Cru Burgundy and I bet it wouldn't stick out.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2021 Grand Village is bright, saline and bursting with energy. There is a bit more Bouchet (Cabernet Franc) in the blend, and that very much comes through in the wine's aromatic presence and shape. Rose petal, spice, mint, dried herbs and orange zest race out of the glass. There is a bit of nervousness in the tannin, but that just adds to the wine's drive. The 2021 is a fabulous Grand Village.
The 2021 Grand Village was picked from September 29 to October 7. The Guinaudeaus are now focused on the best 11 hectares out of the 20, frost making that focus easier. The bouquet is very open, offering red cherry and raspberry fruit, transparent and quite floral in style, revealing hints of rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied, very saline, quite granular in texture, and vibrant on the elegant, mineral-rich finish. Just a delicious Grand Village that needs a couple of years in bottle.
A bright and fruity wine with bright acidity and light, fine tannins. Nicely lifted. Creamy texture.
About the producer
The Société Civile du Ch. Lafleur is the collective name for the Guinaudeau family’s wines and estates. These are some of the Right Bank’s most famous wines, including Ch. Lafleur and Les Pensées in Pomerol, along with Les Perrières, Les Champs Libres and Ch. Grand Village in Fronsac.