La Fleur Morange 2016 (750ML)

97 JD / 93 WCI / 17.5 JR

This tiny estate located down on the lower plain continues to produce a powerful, opulent style of wine. Their 2016 La Fleur Morange is another beauty, boasting full-bodied richness and serious concentration go with a monster bouquet of crème de cassis, spring flowers, rose petals, and ample sandy, loamy soil notes. It has some oak to integrate, a stacked mid-palate, beautiful tannins, and an awesome finish. Hats off to proprietors Jean François and Véronique Julien and consultant Claude Gros for a brilliant Saint-Emilion. Give bottles 2-4 years and enjoy over the following two decades. The blend is 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc brought up in new 500-liter barrels. - Jeb Dunnuck

Dark crimson. Much more restrained nose than Mathilde. Rich and thick. Very distinctive. Not sweet; just concentrated. As though each vine has had its juice put through a concentrator. Not ready for many a day but there is nothing sweet, alcoholic nor oaky about this. Pretty dramatic!!! But definitely not classically styled.-Jancis Robinson