WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 889; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 883. The average score for Château Lafleur is 885, 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 2001 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château Lafleur: Chunky, Vegetal, Herbal, Distinctive, Cask, Enticing, Gentle, Warm. The wine has been ready to drink for 7 years (since 2009) and should be consumed within the next 3 years (by 2019). It normally takes wines from Château Lafleur around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 18 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Ausone 2010, Château Cheval Blanc 2004, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Pavie 2009.
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, 80% of wines are better value.
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Prices & Deals for Château Lafleur 2001
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-26 |
gbp |
250 |