Tasting Notes
Vinous 96
The 2023 Lafleur is delicate, understated and very pretty. It is also very much a wine in reserve. Floral and spice notes meld into a core of red-toned fruit. The 2023 is a very quiet, understated Lafleur, a wine that will need at least a few years to come together. I am looking forward to tasting this again in the future.
Anticipated maturity: 2033-2063
Robert Parker 98-100
The 2023 Lafleur is one of a small number of contenders for the title of wine of the vintage, and it’s one 2023 that appears to surpass its 2022 counterpart. Wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries, cherries and plums mingled with hints of licorice, violets and mint, it’s full-bodied, deep and layered, with a concentrated core of lively, succulent, pure fruit framed by beautifully refined tannins, concluding with a long, fragrant finish. Its exquisite structure, intensity without weight and ineffable harmony mark it out as a great Lafleur, and one that will be worth a special effort to seek out. It’s a blend of 56% Cabernet Franc and 46% Merlot.

