2018 Grand Village Rouge, Bordeaux Supérieur
94JD
94RP
92DC
92JS
92VN
$37.99
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Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed March 2021I continue to love this wine, which is made by the talented team at Château Lafleur in Pomerol. Based on 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc, brought up in 30% new oak, the 2018 Grand Village (Lafleur) reveals a dense purple color as well as a medium to full-bodied, ripe, expansive style offering plenty of power as well as elegance. Giving up notes of blackcurrants, smoked herbs, truffle, and spring flowers, it's a gorgeous 2018 with the texture and opulence to drink fabulously well today, yet the balance and structure to evolve for 15+ years.
Professional Reviews
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Wine Advocate
The 2018 Grand Village is a pivotal vintage, notable for its aromatic intensity. It has turned out nicely in bottle, exhibiting aromas of dark berries, flowers, lead pencil, plums, licorice and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and polished, it’s fleshy and fruity with a lively core of fruit. Long and ethereal, the finish is superb with an elegant bitterness. This wine offers a deeper insight into the estate’s DNA. (YC)
92
Decanter
The Lafleur family of 2018 wines shows you why it pays to go to a safe pair of hands in years where you need real attention to detail in the vineyard. This was a season that was extremely wet for the first half, and then extremely dry for the second half - meaning the vines went from comfort to discomfort extremely quickly and needed to be handled accordingly. This is AOC Bordeaux on the label, but it has texture and fruit quality that offer interest and personality which really makes it stand out in the appellation. There is depth of flavour and intensity to the blackberry and black cherry fruit, and a salt-lick finish to slow things down. Enjoyable, from clay limestone soils, and a value pick. (JA)
92
James Suckling
Aromas of currants and blueberries with some crushed stones follow through to a full body, creamy and chewy tannins and impressive intensity at the finish. Give it two or three years of bottle age. Merlot and bouschet (cabernet franc). Try after 2022.
Details
| Origin | Bordeaux, France |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| SKU | 2043812 |