2021 Les Perrieres de Lafleur
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A wine that was first made in 2018, the 2021 Les Perrières De Lafleur comes from pure limestone soils in Fronsac and vines that were a massale selection from Lafleur. The blend is 60% Bouchet (an old variety of Cabernet Franc) and 40% Merlot, and it offers a vivid ruby hue to go with beautiful notes of ripe cherries, cassis, chalky minerality, and white flowers. More pure, focused, and tight on the palate, it has tons of salinity and obvious minerality, terrific tannins, and a great finish. It's a beautiful wine that excels in the vintage.
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The 2021 Les Perrières is the wine in the Guinaudeau family's range readers should focus on. Sure, Lafleur is epic, but it requires connections and resources to acquire. The Perrières, on the other hand, is easier to find, costs a fraction of the Grand Vin, and guess what? It is fabulous in 2021. Dense and packed, the Perrières overwhelms the senses with its captivating beauty. Dark fruit, gravel, spice, menthol and lavender infuse this virile, somber wine with tremendous nuance. I would be thrilled to own it.
The 2021 Les Perrières from the Guinaudeau family, the fourth vintage under this name, was picked from 30 September to 1 October. It has a well-defined bouquet with crushed stone infusing the cool black fruit, a hint of sea spray in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, quit chiselled, slightly chalky tannins. Fresh and saline, there is a verticality towards the finish. Like the Grand Village, very impressive transparency here. Not persistent, yet undeniably finely chiselled. Getting close to their aim of producing a "Lafleur on limestone".
A creamy and spicy wine with red fruit, including cherries. It's medium-bodied with fine tannins and a fruity finish. Lovely density and focus to the wine. 62% cabernet franc and the rest merlot.
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.