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Lafleur 1994

Pomerol

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Tasting Notes

The 1994 Lafleur is a vintage that I drank regularly in the days when such off-vintages were cheap. However, it has long been a wine that seems permanently stuck in a root day: green and herbaceous on the nose, Loire meets Pomerol on the palate. Quite simply, I don't think the Cabernet Franc achieved full ripeness in this growing season.

Score: 87

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2018-2022 01 November 2018

Very good deep red-ruby color. Initially mute nose opens to reveal a sappy black cherry and licorice aroma, but no sign of the superripe quality found in the best Lafleurs from decades past. Dense and extremely backward in the mouth; displays a very primary iodiney/fruit pit quality and excellent sweetness. Powerfully structured and quite tannic; this will require at least a decade of bottle aging. An impressive wine, but today's Lafleur lacks the sauvage splendor of vintages like '75, '79, '83 and '86.

Score: 90 - 93

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 May 1996