2018 Chateau La Fleur Petrus - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 95 pts – JA: *There is ton to enjoy here. It's gorgeous, ripped and muscular, with beautifully sculpted fruits as it opens. Some over-concentration on the finish perhaps, with slight fig and prune notes against the juicier damson and black cherry. Still, this is a gorgeous wine that will age well.* - 11/2020

Falstaff Magazin Juni 2019 – 97 pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. Reife Pflaumen, feine Herzkirschen, ein Hauch von Nougat, zart nach Dörrfeigen, einladendes Bukett. Kraftvoll, engmaschig, schokoladige Textur, straff und anhaltend, Nougat im Abgang, große Länge.*

*Composed of 91% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 la Fleur-Petrus has a medium garnet-purple color and opens softly and quietly with perfumed nuances of violets, potpourri, underbrush and garrigue with a core of warm plums, blueberry compote and raspberry pie plus touches of smoked meats and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied, the palate is charged with wonderfully energetic red and black fruits, framed by fine-grained tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing beautifully fragrant.* (94-96/100)

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20pts: *Sehr zurückhaltend im Ausdruck, von grosser Dichte und Tiefe, der Alkohol ist perfekt ausbalanciert, spürbar, aber dominiert nicht. erfreuliche Entwicklung.* - 09/2021

WeinWisser – 19,5/20pts - GL, TW: *Purpurrot mit aufhellendem Rand und rubinroten Reflexen. Kann ein Wein strahlen? Ja, dieser Pomerol kann es! Erhabener Duft nach getrocknetem Rosmarin, Sommertrüffel und rote Kirschen. Im zweiten Ansatz heller Tabak, Preiselbeersaft und Schokopastillen. Am königlichen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur und reifem Extrakt, stützendes Tanningerüst und geniale Rasse stützen diesen Modellathleten. Im gebündelten Finale blaubeerige Konturen, zarte Graphitnoten und Sandelholz. Ganz grosses LFP–Kino mit immensem Lagerpotential, hier geht es einen halben Punkt nach oben!* – 04/2021

*A brick house, featuring steeped currant and plum fruit, scored by tobacco, bay leaf and charcoal notes. A great tug of earth lurks underneath, but there's plenty of fruit to handle it. This is a big one.* (96-99/100)

*This is a tannic and structured red with loads of walnut, hazelnut, dark-berry and wet-earth character. Full-bodied yet tight and reserved. Muscular and beautifully formed.* (97-98/100)
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JamesSuckling.com - 99pts - JS: *Ripe black fruit, clove, licorice, pine and walnut husk on the nose. Bitter chocolate and coffee, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, tight tannins. Muscular and very formed. Energetic and precise with long, chewy layers and lots of depth, structure and polish. Superb. Needs time. Try from 2026.* - 01/2021

Vinous.com – 97 pts – AG: *The 2018 La Fleur-Pétrus is positively rapturous, just as it was from barrel. Mother Nature appears to have taken all the signatures of this site and turned up the volume. Loud. Rich and beautifully layered, La Fleur-Pétrus dazzles with magnificent richness and a finish that is eternal. Blood orange, mint, rose petal, spice and sweet red berry fruit build over time. I can't remember tasting a better young La Fleur-Pétrus. Give it a few years to shed some baby fat. Magnificent.* - 03/2021

*This standout wine is powerful, dense and ripe, with an unusual inclusion of Petit Verdot in the blend. It has great tannins that already have a smooth side to them, giving a fine, juicy character to finish.* (94-96/100)

Vinous.com – 94 pts – NM: *The 2018 La Fleur-Pétrus has a wonderful bouquet that exceeds my expectations, featuring black-truffle-infused black fruit and those juniper berries I noticed out of barrel, all beautifully defined and seeming to blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins. There is a slightly granular texture on the entry, matched with a fine bead of acidity. Very harmonious. A pinch of salted licorice appears toward the finish, which might lag behind both Trotanoy and Hosanna in terms of complexity, but delivers impressive persistence.* - 03/2021

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 98 pts – JL: *If you like Pomerol at its decadent best, this wine is for you. Intensely concentrated, opulent, deep, lush, and rich, there is a polish to the creamy tannins and a depth of flavor consisting of seemingly endless waves of dark chocolate, licorice, smoke, black cherry, truffle, and espresso that you cannot get enough of. Drink from 2028-2058.* - 11/2022