2022 La Fleur Petrus
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Note di degustazione
An elegant array of ripe black and red fruit notes – luscious blackberry, redcurrant, Santa Rosa plum – are supported by more savoury, spicy aromatics of liquorice, sandalwood and tea leaf. Fine-grained tannins spread evenly across the palate, while mouth-watering acidity lends energy. The palate becomes increasingly savoury as the finish persists, with added umami notes of oregano and tomato leaf. Highly complex, this is fantastic in 2022. Blend: 96.5% Merlot, 3.5% Cabernet Franc
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
James Suckling
Altre recensioni e punteggi
The 2022 La Fleur-Pétrus has an opulent, ripe bouquet of blackberry, liquorice and brown spices, with a little heady alcohol here. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and rounded tannins, quite plush, and there is a veneer of dark chocolate towards the finish. Quite modern in style, but it pulls it off with flair. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
In bottle, the 2022 La Fleur-Pétrus is broad and unctuous, offering up aromas of Agen prunes, dark berries and cherries mingled with notions of sweet spices, licorice and raisin fruitcake. Full-bodied, rich and chocolaty, it's ripe and heady, with an ample core of fruit and a sweet, lingering finish. The warmth and sunshine of the vintage is on full display.
A broad, decadent Saint-Émilion in the vintage, the 2022 Château La Fleur (Dassault) delivers ripe red and black fruits, floral notes, spice, and truffle. Medium to full-bodied and velvety in texture, it has a wonderfully layered mouthfeel and an undeniably delicious profile. Based on 89% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, drink bottles over the coming 10-15 years. The 2023 vintage, which transitions consultants from Michel Rolland to Thomas Duclos, may take a different stylistic approach, but this certainly pulls off its opulent, textured profile beautifully.
Informazioni sul produttore
Château La Fleur-Pétrus was the first acquisition of many in Pomerol by Jean Pierre Moueix, who went on to own Château Trotanoy, Château Hosanna and most notably Pétrus. Jean Pierre Moueix was born in Corèzze in moved to Saint-Émilion with his parent in 1929 following the Great Depression.