Tasted OnceThe 1949 Lafleur's saturated purple/garnet color is followed by a reluctant nose that with coaxing reveals intense, pure, cherry, jammy aromas intermingled with scents of minerals and licorice. Sensationally concentrated, with layers of thick, rich fruit and high tannin, this sweet, remarkably youthful wine is still not fully mature! It will last for another 20-30 years.

Tasted from magnum. Beautiful, exotic, marvelous, still dark in color. A Lafleur you can sniff forever, with aromatic layers of olives, cedar, plum and cigar smoke. Tastes great, offering mineral, lead pencil character. Delicious.--Chateau Lafleur vertical. Drink now through 2010. -PM