2024, Les Perrières, BORDEAUX Supérieur Rouge (Ch. Lafleur)

Founded in 2018 by Julie and Baptiste Guinaudeau, Les Perrières de Lafleur is grown and produced in Fronsac at Château Grand Village on limestone dominant soil. The vines for Les Perrières are from Lafleur’s massal selection of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the same vinification process and the same team – the only difference is in the terroir. "Lafleur on limestone."

A blend of 80% Cabernet Franc (or "Bouchets," in the language of the Guinaudeau family) and 20% Merlot, the 2024 Les Perrières de Lafleur is a refined and pure wine that stands out despite the challenges of the vintage. It opens with a bouquet redolent of violet, cassis, fresh liquorice and menthol. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, the palate is chiseled and precise, supported by powdery tannins and lively acids and concluding with an ethereal, lingering finish.
91-93 Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate.

The 2024 Les Perrières has a pretty bouquet of redcurrant and cranberry scents with very discrete oak and touches of slate in the background. Very fine delineation. The palate is silky smooth on the entry with harmonious, pliable tannins and supremely well-judged acidity. A ripe, persistent, mineral-driven finish keeps this Les Perrières on its tippy-toes. Very impressive given the vintage, with so much freshness.
91-93 Neal Martin, Vinous.

Deep ruby colour, high floral aromatics, sinewy texture, salinity and grace. A touch of austerity, clear floral character here, iris, peony, chamomile tea, redcurrant, gunsmoke, a curl of grilled sage, this unfurls through the palate with grip on the finish, tension, chalk texture. Harvest 25 September to 3 October. Lafleur team working under Julie and Baptiste Guinaudeau.
93 Jane Anson.

Limestone. Beguiling, linear nose of violets & earth. Juicy, floral and delicious - floating, light & ethereal. Long, mineral and salty finish. Wonderful.
Katharine Maude, April 2025.