2024, Château La Fleur-Pétrus, POMEROLLast year EP $252. 00 Bordeaux Blend: Merlot, Petit Verdot. This famous Pomerol property has been owned by the Moueix family since 1950 and produces a wine that is always a classic of the appellation and keenly sought after. The 2024 blend is 99. 5% Merlot and 0. 5% Petit Verdot. Double sorting (manual and optical). Maturation in 50% new oak. Gently toasted cedar and sandalwood, violet, lilac, powdery rose, plush fruits, savoury in the spirit of the

as well as cloves and nutmeg

The first vintage produced was 1992

Fully ripe fruits

with tons of energy

Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc comprise fully 95% of the blend in a Las Cases that is beautifully persistent from start to finish

A big accomplishment

Despite rigorous coaxing

A number of different soils and exposures that add complexity

A lovely expression of fruit

A clean fresh pale purple

licorice and dried herbs are all finely delineated in a Pomerol that offers tons of richness as well as energy

and there is clear complexity here