Château La Fleur Pétrus
On the Pomerol plateau, where gravel, clay and iron‑rich “crasse de fer” steer the vines’ water supply, Château La Fleur‑Pétrus shows the quiet authority of the Moueix family. Its name nods to historic lieux‑dits between “Pétrus” and “La Fleur”; a country house from 1782 signals how long this slope has been worked, long before Jean‑Pierre Moueix made it his first purchase in 1950.
Today the estate is read parcel by parcel: hand harvest, rigorous sorting, gentle extraction and temperature‑controlled fermentations keep concentration poised rather than heavy. Merlot provides depth, Cabernet Franc draws the line, while small decisions in the cellar chase purity over impact.
Barrel ageing is used as a tool, not a signature—polishing tannin, preserving lift, and letting the plateau speak in a style of silk, structure and sustained, mineral‑edged tension.Château La Fleur Pétrus
On the Pomerol plateau, where gravel, clay and iron‑rich “crasse de fer” steer the vines’ water supply, Château La Fleur‑Pétrus shows the quiet authority of the Moueix family. Its name nods to historic lieux‑dits between “Pétrus” and “La Fleur”; a country house from 1782 signals how long this slope has been worked, long before Jean‑Pierre Moueix made it his first purchase in 1950.
Today the estate is read parcel by parcel: hand harvest, rigorous sorting, gentle extraction and temperature‑controlled fermentations keep concentration poised rather than heavy. Merlot provides depth, Cabernet Franc draws the line, while small decisions in the cellar chase purity over impact.
Barrel ageing is used as a tool, not a signature—polishing tannin, preserving lift, and letting the plateau speak in a style of silk, structure and sustained, mineral‑edged tension.
