2016 Chateau La Fleur Haut Carras Pauillac

From: Bordeaux, France Varietals: 65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc Tasting Notes: 2016 was an exceptional vintage for Pauillac wines, and this bottle showcases that well. Intense aromas of blackcurrants and blackberries and notes of spice, violets, red cherry, and well-integrated oak notes. On the palate, this wine is emblematic of a beautiful Pauillac with its opulent fruit, fresh acidity, refined tannins, and restrained notes of leather and tobacco. About. Back in 1982, a young Albert Tiffon, the youngest in a family of winemakers based in Saint Saveur du Médoc for over 150 years, decided to set out on his own to establish Château La Fleur Haut Carras. This micro-property is comprised of just four hectares (less than 10 acres): two hectares that Tiffon purchased from his great uncle, along with two hectares of vineyards belonging to old winegrowers who plan to retire.Today it would be impossible for Albert Tiffon to purchase new plots of Pauillac, as the pressure from his wealthy neigh