2023, Château Grand Village Rouge, BORDEAUX Supérieur Rouge (Ch. Lafleur)Chteau Grand Village is a harmonious and rich wine, centered around a precise tannic spine. Harvested on the clay limestone soils of Grand Village. A higher proportion of merlot in 2023 much of which comes from the La Perrier vineyard this year. According to Lafleur it's the best they have ever made. The 2023 vintage is 91% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc. Vivid fruit, juicy texture, this is a concentrated Grand Village with plenty of dense red and blue

reticent wine that is going to need at least a few years to come into its own

labour-intensive sorting of grapes and modern wine-making techniques

Vincent Avril believes the wine could close down quite early on

shape and style

clay and limestone

2024 - 2045

this gains more cohesion with aeration

The palate is very well balanced with a keen thread of acidity

92+ Antonio Galloni

Always well balanced with fine acidity

92-94 Burghound

This is Latour firing on all cylinders