CHATEAU LAFLEUR 1982 |

Château Lafleur 1982 Pomerolu. 3bn, 4vts, slightly bin-soiled labels, 2 of which wine-stained from other bottle, 1 slightly torn label with vintage visible, excellent color and clarityUnbelievably 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 1007 bts (sc)Estimates are per lot