2021 Les Perrières Bordeaux Supérieur (1,500ml)

Les Perrieres: 3.6 ha on a clay-limestone plateau

Vineyard under sustainable viticulture

Manual harvest with double sorting at the vineyard and a third sorting at the cellar

The history of Les Perrieres 
Les Perrieres was born from the idea of creating a new vineyard, planted with our old Bouchet and Merlot genetics from Lafleur on top of the famous fossil-spotted limestone soils of Fronsac. Nine years of research and life-size     experimentation were needed for Baptiste and Julie to finally realize the   vineyard of Les Perrieres: terroir selection, soil studies, purchasing parcels, uprooting existing vines and, finally, planting. We have given the evocative name “Acte” to these first nine vintages of exploration. Those first nine “Actes” were indispensable in giving birth to this new cru called Les Perrieres, for which 2018 is the first  vintage. 

The Cru of Les Perrieres 
The heart of Les Perrieres is located at the hamlet of Meyney, on the south-west crest of the plateau of Fronsac. The subsoil is occupied by ancient limestone quarry tunnels. The soils of Les Perrieres are composed of very shallow light clay on top of a massive limestone rock. The vineyard itself is planted with 50% Bouchet originating from Lafleur and 50% Merlot. All vineyard works are carried out by our team of vignerons from Lafleur, and with the same high standards we demand from ourselves in Pomerol. As with our other vineyards, it is our vigneroncommon sense which helps us in    taking the right decisions for Les Perrieres. 

Quality and precision of tannins, complexity combined with restrained power, and a very long and mineral finish, all of those make Les Perrieres a true grand vin, a new interpretation of Lafleur translated through limestone. 

Understanding the Bouchet de Lafleur  
On the right bank, Bouchet is the historical name of Cabernet Franc. Some of the Bouchet vines at Lafleur originate from the massal selection done by Andre Robin during the 1930s. His daughters, Therese and Marie Robin, managed to save many of those vines after the frost of 1956. This is an exceptional   inheritance of old vine Bouchet… for the past 15 years we have been busy re-establishing this massal selection, and all of our present-day plantings at Lafleur are based exclusively on this unique genetic. We are using the same Bouchet de Lafleur to plant the vineyard of Les Perrieres. The fossil-spotted limestone at Les Perrieres is very close to the surface and emerges with each ploughing. This intense limestone terroir is a perfect match for our Bouchet.  

Sylvie and Jacques Guinaudeau started their professional life in the world of wine in 1981 as the caretakers and winemakers at Château Grand Village, owned by Jacques’ family since 1650.
At that time, Therese and Marie Robin, Jacques’ aunts, were the sole owners of Château Lafleur and Château Le Gay in Pomerol.

After the passing of Thérèse Robin in 1984, her sister Marie, too elderly to manage the two châteaux alone, proposed Jacques and Sylvie to take charge of Château Lafleur as leaseholders.
It is in the beginning of the 2000’s that Baptiste Guinaudeau joined his parents at Lafleur, together with his wife Julie.

The family dream came true when they became the sole owners of Château Lafleur in 2002.
Today, they all advocate the same passion for subtleties, precision and finesse, which has always been the family signature.

The six Crus of Société Civile du Château Lafleur
 

Our family is the sole owner ofSociete Civile du Chateau Lafleur.

Within this family operation, we produce wine from six distinctCrus atour RightBank properties. Vine growers atheart,we accompany our vines and our wines while they grow, day in and day out.As we have always done atLafleur, today we handle each ofour vineyards with a distinct personal touch.

Chateau Lafleur

Founded by our directancestor HenriGreloud in 1872.

Chateau Lafleur derives each year from the same small block called simply "Lafleur", situated on the plateau ofPomerol.The quality ofthe soils and the heritage ofold vine genetics atLafleur are priceless. Our family and the entire team ofSociete Civile du Chateau Lafleur are committed to preserve this unique place. Chateau Lafleur is a rare and mythical wine, associating in a singular way power and finesse.

Les Pensees

Founded in 1987 by Sylvie and Jacques Guinaudeau.

Les Pensees originates from a small stretch of Pomerol-clay in the center ofLafleur's gravel- dominated vineyard. The Cru ofLes Pensees brings together finesse and complexity,resulting in a distinctinterpretation ofLafleur. Historically a much coveted second wine, Les Pensees evolved into a defined Cru detached from the surrounding Lafleur's parcels. Today Les Pensees is considered as one ofthe greatwines ofthe plateau ofPomerol.

Les Perrieres

Founded in 2018 by Julie and Baptiste Guinaudeau.

The Cru ofLes Perrieres is our reinterpretation ofthe old Bouchetand Merlotgenetics from Lafleur, expressed through the greatlimestone terroir ofthe Fronsac region. The Cru ofLes Perrieres is composed offive adjacentparcels on the plateau ofMeyney.Quality and precision of tannins, together with restrained power and persistence make Les Perrieres a distinctive wine whose connection to Lafleur is beyond any doubt.

Les Champs Libres

Founded in 2013 by Julie and Baptiste Guinaudeau.

Les Champs Libres is the resultofour ambition to create a greatwhite wine ofthe RightBank. This young Cru is a reflection ofthe Lafleur philosophy through the lens ofwhite grapes. Les Champs Libres originates from four distinctparcels on the clay-limestone soils ofthe plateau of Ambeau. The wine produced from this Cru does notabide by the codes ofwhite Bordeaux.

Chateau Grand Village Rouge

Founded in 1650 byJacques Verdery,another ancestor...

Grand Village is the birthplace ofour family ofvignerons. Chateau Grand Village is mostprobably the wine thatbestillustrates our journey.Sylvie and I have lived atGrand Village for more than forty vintages. Viewed in the pastas a good bargain, Chateau Grand Village has evolved into a serious wine ofsophistication, elegance and power.

Chateau Grand Village Blanc

Founded in 1990 by Sylvie and Jacques Guinaudeau.

Chateau Grand Village white originates from clay-rich soils situated on top ofthe limestone mother rock. For the lasttwenty years we have considerably perfected our vineyard and winemaking practices, which in term, metamorphosed Chateau Grand Village white. Today this is a wine ofgreatcomplexity and exceptional personality,a singular reference in the landscape of white Bordeaux.