2006 Lafleur
France
Pomerol
Bordeaux
Red
54% Cabernet Franc, 46% Merlot (2023 vintage)
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2028 - 2048
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Perhaps the key to transcending the vintage in 2007 was working a very small property that one could farm virtually like one's own back yard, as is the case here. Jacques Guinaudeau carried out substantial green harvesting to reduce the crop level in his 4.5-hectare vineyard, then did multiple treatments against mildew when needed and picked with precision, bringing in merlot on September 16, 21 and 28, and harvesting the cabernet franc on September 29 and 30. "For most of August nothing was happening in the vines," said Guinaudeau. "The acid levels remained high into early September, but of course this also allowed the fruit to retain freshness and when the grapes finally ripened there was no cooked character. Still, the new vintage is less structured and powerful than the wines we made in 2006 and 2005." Guinaudeau told me that his cabernet ripened better than the merlot because it was less advanced at the time of the inclement weather in late August. Incidentally, the 2006 Lafleur appears to be delivering on its early promise. Guinaudeau considers '06 a very good Pomerol year, "like 2001," which is a sleeper vintage for this appellation and produced a number of standout wines.
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Jacques Guinaudeau has been responsible for the vinification here since 1985 (he began by renting the vines) and was able to complete the purchase of this fabled 4.5-hectare property at the end of 2002. (He is a nephew of the Robin sisters, who managed this property from the end of World War II through 1985.) As he got established here, he cleaned up the chai, kicking out the chickens that had previously run loose in the winery, and introduced temperature control in the cellar. Lafleur is a single parcel covering what Guinaudeau describes as "five soils," the most important of which are clay with gravel and clay with sand, located adjacent to Petrus and La Fleur-Petrus. Due to his relationship with J. P. Moueix, which markets a portion of the wine, Guinaudeau has been advised through the years by enologist Jean-Claude Berrouet, as well as by consultant Christian Veyry. During our tasting on a brilliantly sunny but chilly afternoon, Guinaudeau emphasized that one of the keys to Lafleur is his soft extraction. Guinaudeau believes that, until 2005 at least, 2000 is the best recent vintage for Lafleur because it was outstanding for both merlot and cabernet franc. He feels that the '98, in the view of many the finest Pomerol vintage since 1961, lacks a bit of power and concentration. "The merlot was great in '98 but the cabernet franc was only very good," he explains.
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