Lafleur 2011
Lafleur 2011
In Bond, excludes duty and VAT · 1x75cl
In bond price shown. Duty and VAT quoted on enquiry · 1x75cl
4 bottles available
From one of our suppliers. Usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed.
UK duty is charged on a wine's alcohol strength (ABV). Until we have confirmed the ABV of this wine we cannot take a duty-paid order, so a duty-paid basket is sent to us as an enquiry. We reply with a delivered price including duty and VAT. Nothing is charged until you accept it.
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One bottle of Lafleur 2011, offered In Bond from one of our suppliers, usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed. Price per bottle, In Bond UK.
Duty and VAT are payable only if you later withdraw the wine from bond. Transfers between bonded accounts are arranged by our team after purchase.
Price per bottle £329.50 In Bond, excludes duty and VATIn bond price. Duty and VAT quoted on enquiry
4 available, 1x75cl
Offered in bond. Duty and VAT are not included and become payable only if the wine is withdrawn from bond. Transfers between bonded accounts are arranged by our team after purchase.
UK duty is charged on a wine's alcohol strength (ABV). Until we have confirmed the ABV of this wine we cannot take a duty-paid order, so a duty-paid basket is sent to us as an enquiry. We reply with a delivered price including duty and VAT.
This wine comes from one of our suppliers and is usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed.
Offered subject to availability. We confirm every wine with the supplier before your order is finalised, and contact you the same working day if anything has changed.
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- Format
- 1x75cl
- Vintage
- 2011
- Producer
- Lafleur
- Origin
- Elsewhere in France, France
- Type
- Red
- Duty status
- In Bond
- Availability
- From our supplier, 6 to 8 weeks
What the critics say
92-94 WAWine Advocate, Robert Parker, 26-04-2012
This tiny jewel of a property has produced a beautifully rich 2011 Lafleur from a blend of 53% Cabernet Franc and 47% Merlot. The Merlot was picked between August 31 and September 12, and the Cabernet Franc between September 22-23. The 2011 reveals a floral-scented bouquet with notions of kirsch, licorice and black raspberries. It is medium to full-bodied with terrific fruit purity, good minerality and slightly more acidity and freshness than are found in such ripe vintages as 2009 and 2010. At present, the Guinandeau family, the owners, are using between 50-60% new oak in an attempt to emphasize their great terroir and the extraordinary fruit quality they achieve from both the old vine Cabernet Franc and Merlot. This cuvee possesses some serious tannin and will undoubtedly need 5-6 years of cellaring after its release, but it should be one of the longer-lived wines of the vintage, lasting 25+ years.
Drink 2017 to 2042
93 VMVinous, Neal Martin, 02-09-2025
The 2011 Lafleur was just pipped by the 2012. It has retained that Left Bank allure on the nose with graphite and tobacco infusing the black fruit, which does not have quite the brightness nor energy of the following vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, a little drier and more austere than the 2012, though it coheres wonderfully in the glass and lingers long in the mouth. This is a no-frills Lafleur with a conservative streak that you have to accept. Tasted from ex-château magnum at Kate & Kon's 40-Year vertical in Austria.
Drink 2030 to 2055
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