Château Les Pensées de Lafleur 2025, Pomerol
IN BOND
Delivery 2028
Appellation - Pomerol
Owner - Jacques and Sylvie Guinaudeau
A blend of 45% merlot and 55% bouchet (cabernet franc)
Second wine – Les Pensées de Lafleur
Annual production – 18,000 bottles
TASTING NOTES
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.
94/96
William Kelley, Wine Advocate, April 2026
The 2025 Les Pensées was picked from 28 August until 12 September. It has slightly darker fruit, a light marine influence, touches of oyster shell infusing the redcurrant and cranberry fruit. Quite open. The palate is very finely balanced, poised and minerally, with wonderful vivacity and poise, and real sapidity towards the finish that lingers in the mouth. This is an outstanding Les Pensées. Drink 2030-2050.
94/96
Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2026
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.
96/97
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, May 2025
