2025 Lafleur Vin de France (1.5L) 1-Pack in OWC
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Pre-Arrival: Estimated to be available for delivery or pickup by 6/15/2028.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed May 2026A powerful, inward, yet incredibly discrete and classy wine, the 2025 Château Lafleur reveals black raspberries, framboise, graphite, crushed stone, and floral notes on the nose. Based on 49% Merlot and 51% Bouchet, it's full-bodied on the palate, with a deep, rich, layered mouthfeel, remarkable length, and tons of polished tannins. It's an absolute dream of a wine, and I have no doubt this will check in with the top handful of wines in the vintage. (JD) 97-99+
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Vinous
The 2025 Lafleur was picked early, from August 26 to 28 and from September 10 to 12 for the Cabernet Franc. Of course, this is the first year when the wine is classified as Vin de France after water was added to the soil, contravening Pomerol's AC rules. Discussing at length with Baptiste Guinaudeau, whilst I can see that it would essentially resuscitate the parched vine, the amounts are too little to affect the wine when considering the actual rainfall figures. For sure, it has a bashful bouquet at first and demands time to really open in the glass, 10 to 15 minutes. Only then does it reveal enticing scents of blackcurrant, bilberry, crushed stone and iris flower, all beautifully defined and very succinct—quintessential Lafleur. The palate is medium-bodied and framed by chiselled tannins that lend this Pomerol beguiling symmetry. What really marks this Lafleur is its tremendous persistence on the finish. It just goes on and on. This is a great Lafleur, irrespective of what it took to get there. (NM)
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Jane Anson
High perfume, iris, peony, fragrant and finessed, a slow slow slow unroll of slate and crayon, saffron, grilled cumin, oyster shell, cassis pastille. Such a fabulous wine that has intense interest around it this year, after leaving the Pomerol AOC, and yet manages to shrug it off and simply concentrate on doing what it does best. 33% new oak. Harvest August 26 to September 12.
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Chris Kissack
The dawn of a new era for the Guinaudeau family, as a commitment to unauthorised irrigation in this vintage saw them forced to forego the Pomerol appellation and instead move Lafleur into Vine de France (and they chose to do the same with all their other wines as well). This is a aromatically expressive 2025, with a powerful perfume, all red pepper, peony, raspberry and crushed gravel freshness. The silky coherence on the palate is a delight, with a supple and sinewy palate, energetic and lithe, carrying a core of tense, mineral and tightly focused fruit, supported by a layer of driven tannic grip and fresh acids. A delicious Lafleur here, fragrant, elegant and composed, with a tense and tightly compacted structure. This has excellent potential.
Notes
As of 2025, Lafleur and their stable of releases has left the Bordeaux classification, which means they are no labelled Vin de France. They are still crafted by the same team and treasured terroirs, but do not have their regional designation on the bottle.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| Origin | Pomerol, Bordeaux, France |
| Bottle Size | 1.5 L (Magnum) |
| SKU | 2014794 |
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