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  • Country ranking ?

    366
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

This great château is located on the plateau of Pomerol next to its famous neighbours Château LAFLEUR and Château PETRUS. It was acquired by Ets. Jean- Pierre MOUEIX in 1953.
Today the estate is composed 90% of Merlot with an average vine age of 30 years and 10% of Cabernet Franc with an average vine age of 50 years.  Christian Moueix' obsessive work in the vineyard focuses on sap flow and the treatment of each vine individually.  In the cell...

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Vintage 2022

Bordeaux 2022 vintage will stay in the memory of the world of wine as the exceptional vintage which kept a lot of surprises. The year started well with bud break at a normal date, so the frost in early April did not too much damage. The flowering started in mid-May and in optimal conditions. June brought stormy rains which were able to partially reconstitute de water reserves of the soil, however hail fell locally with sometimes very important...

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Written Notes

La Fleur Petrus – 96.5% Merlot, 3% C. Franc and 0.5% P. Verdot. Crushed cherries and blueberries, violets, dark chocolate, vibrant and juicy on the palate, with great complexity and length, grained tannin, Classy stuff with a lingering finish. Excellent effort for the vintage. 97-98p.

  • 98p

Ruby.
Dark fruits, anise, some spices, liquorice, blackberries, spices, layered and nuanced nose, deep and scented. Light minty note, chocolate, layers and layeres.
Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, coffee, detailed, minty, almost a vibrancy going through the dense fruit, such layeres. A truly great wine! Incredible length.

 

  • 98p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core. Rich yet elegant nose with fine fruit, black cherries, blackberries, ripe mulberries and hints of damson fruit. Refined and slightly balmy spices, vanilla, cardamom and cloves. Floral hints reminiscent of violets and peonies in the background. On the palate rich yet elegant with opulent fruit, distinct spiciness, ripe tannins. A wine with precision and freshness, as well as excellent depth and length. 

  • 97p
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Origin

Pomerol, Bordeaux
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