Chateau Lafleur Pomerol Pensees de Lafleur 2023 Consignment with the fruit having shifted

with the fruit having shifted from primary to dried-cherry and plum

and Albino Rocca's classic bottling is a beautiful window into why people fall for this grape

the Dagueneaus also farm Les Jardins de Babylone

and a stony minerality

their flawless expression of Mount Etna

Chateau Lafleur Pomerol Pensees de Lafleur 2023 Consignment with the fruit having shiftedRather than a traditional second wine, this is a distinct, singular expression of the Lafleur property sourced from a specific, clay rich plot running through the center of the estate. The 2023 vintage leans heavily on Merlot to offer a gorgeously supple, fleshy counterpoint to its grand sibling, throwing off a generous, dark bouquet of sweet wild berries, truffles, blood orange, and crushed iris. Rounded yet surprisingly muscular on the attack, the