Style |
Red |
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Country |
France |
Region |
Bordeaux |
Grape |
Blend, Cabernet Franc, Merlot |
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Chateau La Fleur-Petrus 2008
£250.00
Château La Fleur-Pétrus has been owned by Jean Pierre Moueix (who also owns Pétrus and Trotanoy) since 1952.
La Fleur-Pétrus’s 9.08 hectare vineyard is on a plateau east of Pomerol sandwiched between Lafleur and Pétrus. The soils are rich in gravel and the vineyard is planted with 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.
La Fleur-Pétrus’s grapes are hand-harvested and then fermented in temperature-controlled concrete vats. The wine is then aged in small oak barriques (50% new) for 18 months. Lafleur-Pétrus produce elegant, smooth and refined Pomerols that are still amongst the finest wines of the region.
A serious wine for the finest meals, drinking well now but with the capacity to improve for another 20 years or so. Perfect with roast beef or lamb.
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From this vineyard, Elena co-ferments an almost forgotten but timeless blend of Shiraz and Riesling to enhance the wine's perfume and palate. This has always been one of our most popular wines, year after year it delivers amazing value for money. Rich and intense, it is impressive without being too much. There is balance which makes it very, very drinkable.