Chateau Lafleur 1950

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (100)

Perhaps the greatest kept secret in all of Bordeaux is how spectacular the 1950 vintage was in Pomerol. The 1950 Lafleur could easily pass for a 1947 or 1945 wine given its extraordinary level of concentration. The color remains black/purple, and the bouquet offers aromas of cedar, spices, and black fruits. The wine is unbelievably concentrated, massively full and rich, with sweet tannin in the finish.

Rene Gabriel (20)

10: Dunkles Braun mit orangen Reflexen. Eigenwillige Nase, Boal-Madeiraduft, ziemlich süss, viel Feigensirup, sehr eigenwillig, fast schon etwas Kräuterliköriges drin zeigend. Im innern bleibt hartnäckig eine ganz feine Kohlensäure, aber auch Erinnerungen an einen Sirup. Ich hatte ihn schon anders. Es bleibt ein Fragezeichen. Nach 30 Minuten nochmals so dekantiert das die ganz feinen Bläschen verschwanden. Legte dabei zu und wurde fast genial. (19/20). Die besten: 20/20

Vinous (100)

The 1950 Lafleur has an audacious, life-affirming and vivacious bouquet with astonishing detail and clarity. Unlike the 1949 the 1950 simply soars from the glass, which I once likened to a prisoner tasting freedom for the first time after decades of incarceration. The palate is medium-bodied with a sorbet-like freshness, satin-like in texture with wonderful poise, curiously reminiscent of a coeval Penfolds's Grange that Max Schubert was making at the time. Positively shimmering in its dotage, this ranks as one of the finest Lafleurs that I have ever tasted, perhaps even one of the finest wines that I have ever tasted. Tasted at the “Business and Wine” Lafleur dinner at Ten Trinity.