Lafleur Vintage:1992 16 ha parcel in Charmes

16 ha parcel in Charmes proper of vines planted in 1885 that have never been pulled up though Roty points out that all those that have died over the years have been replanted)

It's a simpler wine but balanced and I would say best drunk now

This is typical Millandes in that it’s going to need extended cellaring to shed its firm tannic spine

and the Chinese have seemingly fallen in love in Cabernet

The highly textured

Lafleur Vintage:1992 16 ha parcel in CharmesThis bottle of 1998 Lafleur exudes such mineralit on the nose that it is rendered more distant and less appeasing to the senses than the 1999 Lafleur. However, there is undeniably brilliant delineation with almost flint like scents filtering through the black sultry fruit. It is certainly less opulently gregarious than bottles tasted within the first decade of its life. The palate is medium bodied with tannins just beginning to soften, less