2023 Chateau La Fleur Petrus - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 96 pts – GH: *Strongly scented, tobacco, tar, dark chocolate, blackcurrant, cedar and olive - savoury. Seamless elegance combined with energy here, lots of life and lift, bright acidity, bright crunchy fruit, great tannins, powdery and filling, providing the support. Still a little compact, but this is clean and concise, persistent and just so easy to see the finesse. Generous but controlled, stylish and chiselled, it has power with a cherry chocolate core, minerality and lots of cool menthol elements. Nice construction and presentation. Lots of drinkability and charm on offer in equal measure. A little powdery on the finish but it’s super long. Top buy!* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 95 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zart nach Orangenblüten, dunkle Waldbeeren, frische Herzkirschen, zart nach Cassis und Lakritze, facettenreiches Bukett. Komplex, engmaschig, saftig und elegant, feine, tragende Tannine, mineralisch, dezente Würze im Abgang, zeigt Länge und Potenzial.* - 05/2024

Vinum Magazin – 97/100 pts: *Wie immer mit zauberhaftem Duft, sehr floral, rauchig, dunkelfruchtig, Süssholz, Fenchel, Kirschen, verspielt, man möchte eintauchen; am Gaumen wie Samt und Seide, perfektes Tannin stützt die satte Frucht, viel Druck, kein Gramm Fett zu viel, hat Biss, Länge, endet würzig. Eine Pomerol-Delikatessen sondergleichen.*

WeinWisser – 19/20 pts – GL, TW: *Dicht verwobenes Bouquet, verführerisches Veilchenparfüm, Himbeere, Sandelholz und roter Johannisbeernektar. Im zweiten Ansatz Orangenzeste und erkalteter Früchtetee. Am sublimen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, unterlegter Rasse und trainiertem Körper, dicht und präzise. Im konzentrierten, nicht enden wollenden Finale Schattenmorellen, Schokopastillen und dunkles Graphit. Diesen Rohdiamanten sollte man auf keinen Fall verpassen, Potenzialwertung.* – 04/2024

JancisRobinson.com – 17/20pts – JL: *96.5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 0.5% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. Violet-ruby hue. Red-berry aromas. Really refined palate, the fruit juicy and pure, the tannins extremely fine. Not much sweetness but clean, fresh and persistent. Plenty of charm.* - 04/2024

Vinous.com – (94-96) pts – AG: *The 2023 La Fleur-Pétrus is fabulous. Increasingly, I find it one the most complete Pomerols in the Moueix range. Perhaps, that’s because it comes from numerous parcels throughout the appellation and is therefore a wine that greatly benefits from blending. Bright acids and floral top notes add lift to a core of red-toned fruit. Hints of cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, mint and orange peel linger on the beautifully persistent finish.* - 04/2024

Vinous.com – (92-94) pts – NM: *The 2023 La Fleur-Pétrus was picked September 7 to 19. Now, this is a level up from the Hosanna, with greater precision and focus—very pure and more terroir-driven. The palate is sleek and smooth on the entry, with svelte tannins, a perfect line of acidity and a very harmonious finish that fans out nicely. This is a refined La Fleur-Pétrus that should age well in bottle.* - 04/2024

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (96-98) pts – JL: *Flowers, spice, black raspberries, espresso, cherries, and licorice are abundant in the aromatic profile. On the palate, this is sensuous, silky, and sexy. It is polished, rich, and velvety, with layers of dark chocolate-covered black cherries, mint, spice, licorice, smoke, espresso, and plums. This is long, as well as intense, with energy, and complexity. You can enjoy this with pleasure with only a few years in the cellar. But give it a decade, and this is going to offer incredible drinking. The wine blends 96.5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and .05 Petit Verdot. The harvest took place September 7 - September 19. Drink from 2029-2050.* - 05/2024