Pensees de Lafleur 2025 (750ML)

94-96 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com: "Framboise, flowers, and graphite all define the 2025 Les Pensées, a blend of 67% Merlot and 33% Bouchet that brings a rare sexiness in this vintage. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, this classic Pomerol second wine from Lafleur is beautifully textured, with perfect balance, ripe, polished tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. As I've written many times, it's better than most top Pomerol in any vintage." 05/26

95 Points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter: "Crushed stone finish, salty tannins and ripe fruit. Really lovely. A yield of 32hl/ha. 3.57pH." 03/26

94 Points, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux: "Rose petal aromatics, ushering in juice, lift and amplitude. Grilled almonds, marzipan, anis, fennel, layered through luscious raspberry and damson fruits. Expansive and nuanced, delicious. 33% new oak. Harvest August 28 to September 12." 04/26

96-97 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "A linear wine with very fine tannins that remind me of the great Les Pensees of the 1990s. Perfumed and sophisticated. Medium-bodied, integrated and pure. Dense yet agile. 67% merlot and 33% cabernet franc." 04/26

94-96 Points, William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cherries, licorice and truffle, framed by a deft touch of oak, the 2025 Pensées de Lafleur is medium- to full-bodied, rich and velvety, with an enveloping core of fruit, bright acids and a rather muscular, broad-shouldered profile. Impressive but distinctly serious, this is a structured Pensées that will reward patience." 04/26