Ranked 3rd among Bordeaux, but so glorious
Chateau Lafleur 2001 will need another 4 to 5 years to be at its best, but one needn't wait that long.
ASK any Bordeaux wine lover which are the best (and naturally, the most expensive) Pomerols and almost instantly, the answer will be Le Pin. Second? Petrus.
Both right. But there are those who keep their counsel because they know that while Lafleur is not in the top two, it is expensive enough - third after Petrus - and is their favourite Pomerol! With a production of less than 1,500 cases per year, any surge in demand will send the prices skyrocketing.
It is interesting that the vineyards of Petrus, Le Pin and Lafleur - the three expensive Bordeaux wines - are within walking distance of each other, and unt…
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