Château Les Pensees de Lafleur 2015
Château Les Pensées de Lafleur 2015 is a red wine from Pomerol in Bordeaux, produced by Château Lafleur. As the estate's second wine, this cuvée relies on an equal blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100 and recommends drinking from 2019 to 2031, describing a concentrated, medium- to full-bodied wine driven by firm tannins and a long finish with earthy nuances.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pomerol
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Lafleur
- Cuvée
- Les Pensées de Lafleur
- Millésime
- 2015
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot
Château Lafleur
Château Lafleur is a 4.58-hectare family-run estate situated on the Pomerol plateau, near Pétrus. Run by the Guinaudeau family, its vineyard comprises a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, known locally as ‘bouchet’. From the 2025 vintage onwards, the estate’s wines will be marketed under the ‘Vin de France’ designation, without claiming the Pomerol appellation.
- Owner
- Famille Guinaudeau (Julie et Baptiste Guinaudeau)
- Maître de chais
- Omri Ram
- Surface (ha)
- 4.58 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 1 000 caisses/an
Histoire du domaine
Château Lafleur was founded in 1872, when Henri Greloud, an ancestor of Baptiste Guinaudeau, acquired a plot of approximately 4.58 hectares on the Pomerol plateau. In the early 20th century, his son-in-law André Robin left a lasting mark on the estate and, in particular, undertook the replanting of the vineyard in the 1920s, ensuring that Bouchet, the local Cabernet Franc, retained a prominent place. His daughters, Thérèse and Marie Robin, subsequently inherited Lafleur and managed the estate for several decades. Following Thérèse’s death, Jacques and Sylvie Guinaudeau took over the estate on a leasehold basis in 1985. They created ‘Les Pensées de Lafleur’ in 1987 from a specific section of the vineyard. Julie and Baptiste Guinaudeau joined the estate in 2000, and the Guinaudeau family became its owners in 2002. Baptiste and Julie Guinaudeau now run the family estate, with Omri Ram as technical director. In August 2025, the family announced that it would no longer claim the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations from the 2025 harvest onwards; the wines of the Société Agricole de Lafleur have since been classified as Vin de France.
Les Pensées de Lafleur
Founded in 1987, Les Pensées was initially the second wine of Château Lafleur. Today, it comes from a dedicated sandy-gravelly clay zone located within the Lafleur vineyard. The estate presents it as a full-fledged Grand Vin in its own right, offering a more delicate expression of the vineyard.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1987
- Style of the cuvée
- A wine seeking delicacy and complexity, with a terroir expression more directly linked to the sandy-gravelly clays than that of the grand vin Lafleur.
- Position within the range
- Former second wine of Lafleur, now presented by the estate as a distinct Grand Vin in its own right.
Histoire de la cuvée
Sylvie and Jacques Guinaudeau created Les Pensées de Lafleur in 1987, a vintage during which no Château Lafleur was produced. Initially conceived as a selection second wine, the label was gradually associated with a specific terroir zone of the vineyard. Since the 2018 vintage, its commercial name has been shortened to "Les Pensées".
