peppery agave notes intact
Hermann Ludes makes Riesling like it’s 1985—and we mean that in the best possible way
it earns a fine mousse and real leesy depth
and one of Oregon’s top expressions of cool-climate Chardonnay
The result is dense
Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol, 2010 NO20230823 peppery agave notes intact98 points from Lisa Perrotti Brownand the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc (62%) the Guinaudeau family believes they've ever used. The 2010 is monumental: concentrated, muscular, built for the ages. Cedar chest and kirsch open to baked plums, boysenberries, sandalwood, licorice, and pencil lead. Full bodied with slowly maturing red and black fruits, wrapped in firm, ripe, grainy tannins. From one of Pomerol's tiniest and most prestigious estates,