Dark dense ruby/purple, with very little evolution to the color, Lafleur’s 1986 seems frozen in time, a structured, tannic, backward monster that still needs considerable cellaring. No matter how much airing I have given this wine, it does not ever seem to emerge from its cloak of tannin and structure. The fruit seems sweet, and the wine has Lafleur’s telltale notes of kirsch liqueur intermixed with raspberries, minerals, flowers, and truffles. The wine is medium-bodied, weighty in the mouth, but so, so tannic and backward. Will it ever blossom? Anticipated maturity: 2008-2035. Last tasted, 8/02.

A marvelous Lafleur, full-bodied, with supple tannins, offering lovely mineral, earth and black fruit character. Smooth and ripe from start to finish.--Chateau Lafleur vertical. Drink now through 2020. -PM

這款 1986 年份的 Lafleur 葡萄酒，呈現(xiàn)深寶石紅偏紫色，顏色還不夠濃郁，猶如時(shí)光已將之凍結(jié)，結(jié)構(gòu)感強(qiáng)，單寧濃烈，發(fā)展較緩慢，仍然需要一段相當(dāng)長(zhǎng)的窖藏時(shí)間。不管我之前對(duì)其進(jìn)行多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間醒酒，該酒仍未擺脫橡木桶中產(chǎn)生的那種單寧，結(jié)構(gòu)也稍遜。果香甜美，表現(xiàn)出 Lafleur 葡萄酒特有的櫻桃利口酒的特征，夾雜著樹莓的味道，以及礦物味、花香和松露的味道。酒體適中，口感厚重，而單寧粗糙，尚需時(shí)日才能成熟。適飲期： 2008-2035年。