Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Lafleur |
Label Name: | Pomerol |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pomerol, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Merlot 49%, Cabernet Franc 51% |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Neal Martin (Vinous) 97–99; William Kelley (Wine Advocate) 97–99; Jane Anson 98–100; James Suckling 98–100; Falstaff 100; Recommended drinking window reported 2035–2077
Tasting Note
Concentrated red and dark berries (raspberry, blackberry, blueberry) with rose petal, graphite, soft spice and saline minerality; seamless, plush mid-palate and finely grained tannins with a long perfumed finish.
Food Pairing
Roast or grilled beef (ribeye, braised short ribs), lamb, mushroom ragout; Western: duck à l'orange, aged cheeses; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed aubergine, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), soy-braised short ribs.
Production Method
Hand-harvested with double sorting; destemmed and fermented in vats; aged ~18–20 months in French oak (≈25–30% new); low-intervention, terroir-focused winemaking.
Vineyard Info
Small 4.5-hectare single-block estate on the Pomerol plateau, run by the Guinaudeau family; famed for parity of Merlot and Cabernet Franc and tiny production emphasizing terroir.