The 2020 La Fleur has a deep garnet-purple color and beautifully perfumed notes of rose oil, chocolate-covered cherries and ground cloves, over a core of preserved plums and kirsch, plus a waft of fragrant earth. The medium to full-bodied palate is soft and juicy, delivering bags of freshness and a lifted finish.

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 La Fleur sports intense notions of black raspberries, black cherry preserves and wild blueberries with hints of charcoal, tilled loam, moss-covered tree back and tapenade. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a great intensity of bright, pure black fruits with a fine-grained texture and just enough freshness, finishing with lovely energy.

The 2018 La Fleur is deep garnet-purple colored and offers fragrant earth, sautéed herbs and tilled soil over baked black plums and stewed cherries. The palate is full, firm and chewy with earthy flavors and an herbal lift on finish.

The 2015 La Fleur had a high-toned and slightly jammy bouquet that felt pushed too hard. The palate is sweet and chewy on the entry, very dense with a lot of extract, though I would be seeking more tension and detail on the rather blocky finish.

The 2014 La Fleur has a full-on and rather hubristic black cherry and cassis-scented bouquet that is determined to make an impression but maybe just goes a tad over the top. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple tannin, although the second half is dominated by the new oak that does not assimilate with the structure as well as it could. Hopefully it will bind together with bottle age.