Area under vines: 14,5 hectares
Soils: Coarse gravel
Average age of the vines: 35
Planting density: 6000 vines/ha
Production: 45 000 Bottles
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The 2020 La Fleur-Petrus is a gorgeous, polished wine. Super-ripe red cherry, plum, blood orange and pomegranate lend tons of immediacy and primary fruit character. Suave on the palate, with exquisite length, La Fleur-Petrus is a wine of total sensuality. In 2020, ripeness is pushed to the edge, while the new oak is a bit present. Bright acids and sweet floral notes linger on the long, beautifully delineated finish. This is a bit more extroverted than I remember en primeur, but superb just the same.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2060
The 2020 La Fleur has a deep garnet-purple color and beautifully perfumed notes of rose oil, chocolate-covered cherries and ground cloves, over a core of preserved plums and kirsch, plus a waft of fragrant earth. The medium to full-bodied palate is soft and juicy, delivering bags of freshness and a lifted finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2038
93% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. First sample: a little flat (oxidation?). Second sample: fresher, the fruit very much to the fore, the nose fruity and expressive. Plentiful but fine, filigree tannins ensure a refined but present structure. Freshness and overall harmony. Good potential. (JL)
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2045
