2018 Chateau Lafleur-Gazin, Pomerol, France (750ml)

TASTING NOTES:

The dark plum and cherry preserve flavors are fleshy in feel, with singed cedar and tobacco notes filling in through the finish. A touch woodsy in the end, but there's enough fruit to soak that up.

- Wine Spectator, 94 pts.

Extremely rich and opulent nose of ripe fruit and meat with flowers, following through to a full body with round, juicy and chewy tannins that are polished and rather soft. Intense finish. Try after 2024.

- James Suckling, 94 pts.

Black fruits and structured tannins are happily balanced by this wines freshness. The Merlot gives a huge feel to the wine, not beating about the bush in its density and concentration. At the end, though, there is fruitiness and the promise of freshness as the wine matures. Drink from 2027.

- Wine Enthusiast, 92 pts.

Gorgeously silky texture, this is a lovely ripped, muscular Pomerol, although the high alcohol slightly threatens the balance overall on the finish. Drinking Window 2024 - 2038

- Decanter, 92 pts.