Showing depth, bright character and silky smoothness, the wines of Château La Fleur offer superb enjoyment in their first years. Their ageing in bottle enhances their delicate, aromatic character.
The Second de La Fleur, the Second Wine, reveals an array of fresh, expressive aromatics. Produced from the vineyard’s youngest plots, this wine provides an excellent introduction to the wines grown at Château La Fleur.
The vine-growing practices and methods have been enhanced to convey the full potential of Château La Fleur. This has resulted in ever-greater and ever-more refined quality that has been consistently acknowledged within the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru landscape.
Among the vine-growing adjustments carried out over these last years and in keeping with the other Dassault estates, the teams have implemented a programme of sustainable vine-growing practices, such as the growing of cover crops in the rows, which are seeded with legumes and grasses, and the use of vegetal cover crops as green fertiliser. Inspired by agroecology, this culminated in the awarding of the HEV Level 3 seal in 2016 and the Bee Friendly label in 2021.
Château La Fleur has also been equipped with high-performing production facilities. This includes a vat room enabling plot by plot vinifications in temperature-controlled concrete vats and also a barrel cellar built in brick, a natural material that regulates temperature and is ideal for the wine’s ageing. This ageing process is carried out in foudres, barriques or amphoras and results in wines that display a purity that enhances their aromatic intensity.
