WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 954; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2000 which is 878. The average score for Château Lafleur is 883, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Lafleur they use words like Lafleur, Full, Long, Tannins, Purple, Black, Ruby, Subtle, Kirsch, Dense, Fruit, Licorice, Sweet, Rich, Cherry. The 2000 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2000 but no other wine from Château Lafleur: Packed, Rim, Achievement, Remarkable, Glycerin, Exceptional, Chewiness, Magical, Juice, Solid. ; it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2000 (12.5% vs 12.88%). The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). It normally takes wines from Château Lafleur around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 18 further years to decline.
Better value alternatives would be Château Pavie 2005, Château Angélus 2005, Château Angélus 2009, Château Palmer 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very low value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score. This wine is in the bottom 10% of wines by value; you might very well be paying for the name, rather than the wine.
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Prices & Deals for Château Lafleur 2000
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-02-02 |
gbp |
1502 |
| 2016-01-30 |
gbp |
1042 |