I took the train in to meet Betsy at Landmarc tonight. Landmarc has
probably the best priced winelist in NYC, but I only ordered one
half-bottle because after dinner we were delivering some supplies to
some friends on the street, and I needed to drive. Betsy was getting
soup and hanger steak while I ordered marrow bones and boudin noir, I
opted for a Bordeaux to match her steal. I got a wine I'd never heard
of, the 2001 Ch. La Fleur Peyrabon (Pauillac). Accessible dark berry
fruit, soft ripe tannins, some acidity. Nice mouthfeel. A bit of
graphite with the finish quite minerally. Not an extraordinary Bordeaux
by any means, it could use a bit more body, but a decent deal at a
restaurant price of I think $23 for the 375. I wondered if this was the
second wine of Peyrabon, then realized Peyrabon is Haut-Medoc, not
Pauillac. I probably liked this as much as the 2001 Lynch-Bages. B

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

So a little research indicates the Peyrabon (Haut-Medoc) vineyard
overlaps into Pauillac, apparently that part is bottled separately as
La Fleur Peyrabon. Both owned by Millésima.

http://www.thewinedoctor.com/tasting...peyrabon.shtml

DaleW wrote:
So a little research indicates the Peyrabon (Haut-Medoc) vineyard
overlaps into Pauillac, apparently that part is bottled separately as
La Fleur Peyrabon. Both owned by Millésima.

http://www.thewinedoctor.com/tasting...peyrabon.shtml


Aha! Good detective work, Dale. That makes sense, to take advantage of
the increased cachet of Pauillac. I wonder if they charge more for the
Pauillac? (I doubt if there's much if any qualitative difference
between the two bottlings)

Mark Lipton