2023, Les Perrières, BORDEAUX Supérieur Rouge (Ch. Lafleur)Founded in 2018 by Julie and Baptiste Guinaudeau, Les Perrires de Lafleur is grown and produced in Fronsac at Chteau Grand Village on limestone dominant soil. The vines for Les Perrires are from Lafleurs massal selection of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the same vinification process and the same team the only difference is in the terroir. "Lafleur on limestone." The 2023 vintage is 100% Cabernet Franc. This is really crunchy and pure with a black cherry,

A beautiful array of tree fruits particularly pear

cardamom and turmeric spice

Mouthwatering acidity adds to quite cool blue fruits with graphite edges giving more freshness than fruit concentration which is nice

layered and unctuous

sage and menthol are buried under a huge core of blackberry and plum fruit

the reason why minerality is easy to find in the glass

raspberry and cherry

it's a resounding success for administrator Frédéric Faye and his team

There is a fine back-bone here though not quite the individuality of the marvellous Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

mulberry and damson - joined by touches of dark chocolate

cassis and plums mingled with violets

the 2018 is a total pleasure bomb