The 2009 La Fleur Morange Mathilde is bottled early in order to emphasize the fruit character of the vineyard. With 14.5% alcohol, it is an exuberant, pure, hedonistic pleasure bomb filled with fruit and glycerin. Medium to full-bodied with no hard edges, it was fashioned from 100% Merlot from 50+-year old vines. (Tasted once.) The brilliant Narbonne-based oenologist Claude Gros is the force behind these two fascinating offerings from St.-Emilion. 90-93 points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate # 188 (Apr 2010).
Bright and fruity, with a full body and silky tannins. This is always bottled young. The first vintage was 2004. 89-92 points, James Suckling for The Wine Spectator, Online March 25, 2010. | 
