Les Champs Libres 2020 (750ML)

98 DE / 96 JA / 93+ VM 

Matchstick on the nose, less overtly fruit, more clean, clear crisp - delicate with aromas of white flowers, white spices and white pepper. Power but purity, this has density and weight, instantly hitting the mouth and expanding outwards, layered and unctuous, rich and oily - there is some fatness but also lots of stony minerality. Starts of big and bright and full then narrows and settles and becomes more detailed - you get the nuance, the delineation comes through. Piercing acidity with gooseberry and apple, then lemon and orange followed a lingering spice on the tongue and cheeks. The nuance is beautiful. It’s a big wine, despite the acidity and the overall detail - it has weight and texture but it’s also so pure. A brilliant wine that you wouldn't necessarily put in Bordeaux but then gives you the Lafleur identity. orange, lychee, perfumed, peach, lemon. Wow. Just wow. Stunning wines. - Georgina Hindle, Decanter

Focus, density and depth, and you feel the scale of this bone-dry white from chalky clay soils. Expect a slim frame and strong grip, hugging on to the end of the palate with its white peach, clean citrus, upward scraping slate texture. A delicious wine that isn't generous, but rewrites the script of white Bordeaux, and shows the ambition of Baptiste Guinaudeau of Château Lafleur. 100% aged in barrels, 100% Sancerre genetics for the Sauvignon Blanc. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

The 2020 Les Champs Libres is gorgeous right out of the gate. In this vintage Les Champs Libres is quite savory and floral, with the fruit pushed into the background. Dried flowers, mint, sage, white pepper and almonds all open with some time in the glass. Like the Grand Village Blanc, Les Champs Libres comes across as a bit reticent. I love the energy and vibrancy here. Give this time in bottle. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous