Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol, 2000 TBO or anything salty

or anything salty

You get the plush florality and riper fruit of Oger married to the rigid structure and salinity of Le Mesnil

Pair with: grilled sausages

large Slavonian oak casks

The classic Sicilian Amaro

Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol, 2000 TBO or anything saltyFrom Pomerol's highest point, adjacent to Ptrus, sits this 4. 5 hectare gem built on deep gravel, clay, and iron rich subsoil. The 2000 vintage was exceptionalwarm, long growing season, perfectly balancedand Lafleur captured it with a 50 50 Merlot and Cabernet Franc blend that's now 25+ years old and entering a legendary drinking phase. The high proportion of Cabernet Franc gives the wine its distinctive iron minerality and structure, keeping it from