US EditionChâteau Lafleur to withdraw from Bordeaux and Pomerol appellations
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Historic Shake-Up: Château Lafleur Exits the Pomerol Appellation
Château Lafleur announced a few days ago that it is withdrawing from both the Pomerol AOC and wider Bordeaux designation … Continue reading "Historic Shake-Up: Château Lafleur Exits the Pomerol Appellation" The post Historic Shake-Up: Château Lafleur Exits the Pomerol Appellation appeared first on Liz Palmer - International Wine and Spirit News.
In a letter dated August 24, the Guinaudeau family, who presides over the destiny of the famous Château Lafleur in Pomerol and the Château Grand Village in Fronsac, expresses its determination not to claim the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations any more from the 2025 vintage. All their cuvées will now be in the appellation Vin de France. A decision that seems more dictated by pragmatism in a context of global warming than as a provocation to the …
Château Lafleur to withdraw from Bordeaux and Pomerol appellations
The seismic decision, communicated in a letter from the Guinaudeau family on 24 August, was described as a necessary response to accelerating climate change and the increasing restrictions posed by the appellation system. ‘The vintages 2015, 2019, and above all 2022, were all strong evidence of [climate change]. 2025 goes a step further. We must think, readapt, act,’ the family wrote. The move places one of Bordeaux’s most respected names outsid…
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