Scores
92
Robert Parker
A blend of 80% Cabernet Franc (or "Bouchets," in the language of the Guinaudeau family) and 20% Merlot, the 2024 Les Perrières de Lafleur is a refined and pure wine that stands out despite the challenges of the vintage. It opens with a bouquet redolent of violet, cassis, fresh licorice and menthol. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, the palate is chiseled and precise, supported by powdery tannins and lively acids and concluding with an ethereal, lingering finish.
91
Vinous
The 2024 Les Perrières is laced with crushed red berry fruit, mint, white pepper, chalk, rose petal and dried herbs. Aromatic and vibrant, with mid-weight structure, the 2024 is quite attractive. Naturally, the 2024 does not have the intensity of the very best years.
93
Decanter
Very floral and open, super expressive and vibrant. Red cherries, rose petals, iris, raspberries - clean and pure. Smooth and so silky but vibrant and electric too - great acidity here but with a strawberry edge so there’s juiciness as well as tension. Focussed, crystalline, and very harmonious. Floral still on the palate. It has a vibrant charm here, acidity still at the fore, but this is not severely tense or too tight. Not too extreme. This has a little bit of bounce and chew and weight. Structure and energy, texture silky, tannins absorb the acidity. Excellent. Brimming with life but pure and fun too.