Lafleur 2008 750mL US Red though it's far from austere

though it's far from austere

it's medium to full-bodied

"Concentrated and polished

along with his two wine-makers

This wine is even richer than it was prior to bottling

Lafleur 2008 750mL US Red though it's far from austere"Tasted with Baptiste Guinaudeau, the 2008 Lafleur is a wine for which I have a lot of time, and as it approaches a decade old, it is beginning to loosen up a little. There is plenty of fruit on the nosemore than I have encountered on previous bottles, with a mixture of red and black fruitand a hint of bell pepper and sage. The main difference is that those previously rigid tannin have loosened their collar in recent months; therefore, this Lafleur is