Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com 16.5
Tasted blind. Another very sweet wine – perhaps too sweet. Needs just a little more freshness? Just the wrong side of sickly.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2040
Vinous 90
The 2018 La Fleur has come together nicely during elevage. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, sweet spice, espresso and new French oak power through as the 2018 opens with a bit of air. This heady, opulent Saint-Emilion has much to offer. Drink it over the next decade or so.
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2033
Robert Parker 97
A blend of 91% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, the 2018 la Fleur-Petrus has a medium garnet-purple color and a slightly closed-down nose to begin, soon unfurling to reveal earthy notions of black truffles, mossy tree bark and damp soil, over a core of plum preserves, wild blueberries and redcurrants, plus a fragrant waft of menthol lilacs. The medium to full-bodied palate has the most gorgeous, velvety texture with well-knit freshness giving lift to the densely packed black fruit and earthy layers, finishing with a beguiling perfume. Stunning. Give it a good 3-4 years in bottle and drink it over the next 30 years or more.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2055
