CHATEAU LAFLEUR 1982 |

Château Lafleur 1982 Pomerolu. 5bn, excellent color and clarity, bin soiled and glue striped labels, labels slightly wrinkled at sides and scuffed at bottom edges, capsules scuffed at base due to case dividersUnbelievably rich, plummy nose. Drenched damsons. Glorious meaty taste. Very young and 'irony'. Coffee bean finish. Faultless. Then tasted from magnum, classic nose showing the Cabernet Franc that, of course, is not in Petrus. Great finesse and elegance. So meaty and so beautifully silky, with lots of liquorice. Fans out with extraordinary flavour. Firmer than Petrus when I saw them together. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 10012 bts (owc)Estimates are per lot