La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus Lalande de Pomerol Bordeaux Wine

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La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus Pomerol Bordeaux

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La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus is the idea of Hubert de Bouard, the owner of Chateau Angelus and Chateau Bellevue in St. Emilion.  La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus comes from a two-hectare section of the 20.2-hectare Bordeaux wine vineyard situated on the Lalande plateau. The terroir is simlar to Pomerol with its deep, gravelly soils and  10% clay. The vine density ranges from 6,500 vines per hectare in the parcels with oldest vines up to 8,500 vines per hectare in the more recent plantations. The average age of the vines at La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus is about 40 years old.

At La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus, yields are kept low. To give you an idea of how low the yields are, for the 2009 vintage, the yields of La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus were only 20 hectoliters per hectare! At the vineyards of La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus, they practice crop-thinning and hand-harvesting. The fruit is destemmed by hand. The juice sees a five day cold soak at 10° C and a four-week maceration in “OVNI” stainless steel, along with very short, squat shaped oak tanks. The wine receives regular pigeages. Malolactic takes place in 100% new French oak barrels from Taransaud (40%), Demptos (40%), Darnajou (15%), and Vicard (5%). Aging sur lies in French oak barrels for an estimated 33 months.

The blend of La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus is usually close to 100% Merlot. Hubert de Bouard likes to push the envelop with La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus in terms of quality. In 2009, not only did the fruit, skins and seeds fully ripen, so did the stems. In fact, one barrel was fermented with the stems.  By 2010, it was not determined if that barrel would be included in the Grand Vin of La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus. Not much of this special Right Bank wine is made. Along the very expensive method of producing the wine, the fact that only 5,000 bottles of La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus are produced each years, makes this an expensive wine for the appellation.

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Wine Tasting Notes

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  1. 2012 Château La Fleur de Boüard

    1. Smoky black cherries, milk chocolate and earthy notes open to a medium-bodied, soft, black raspberry-filled wine. This is a very nice wine for the vintage. I wish the finish was a bit longer. 89-91 Pts

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  2. 2012 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus

    1. Produced using 100% Merlot from the oldest vines in their vineyards, the vines are situated in a single 4 hectare bock. The small 250 case-production is aged in 100% new oak for 33 months. 2012 marks the debut vintage for the new cellars. Plush and sexy black raspberries, plums, cocoa, earth and spice create the aromas. On the palate, the wine is packed with sweet and fresh black cherries, raspberries and dark chocolate. 92-94 Pts

      93 points - Tasted
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  3. 2011 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus

    1. produced from 100% Merlot from the oldest vines in their vineyards. The vines, planted in a single block, range from 60 to 90 years of age. The wine is aged in 100% new oak. Deep in color with chocolate, flowers, boysenberry, earth and black raspberry, the wine is supple in texture and concentrated with sweet, ripe, fresh blackberries, cocoa and plum. 91-93 Pts

      92 points - Tasted
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  4. 2011 Château La Fleur de Boüard

    1. La Fleur de Bouard is a blend of 80% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon with 8% Cabernet Franc. Round textures, plum and cocoa with a medium body and a fresh, chocolate and cherry finish. 90-92 Pts

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  5. 2010 Château La Fleur de Boüard

    1. Silky, fresh, round dark cherries, structure and tannin to age and layers of fresh black cherries are found in this wine.

      90 points - Tasted
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    2. Espresso, caramel along with red and black fruit scents pair well with its round textures and cocoa, plum finish. 90-92 Pts

      91 points - Tasted
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    3. La Fleur de Bouard 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon combine to produce a wine that opens with scents of coca powder, fresh ripe black raspberry and chocolate. The round, supple textured wine ends with black cherry, plum and bitter chocolate. 9o-92 Pts

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  6. 2010 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus

    1. Produced from 100% Merlot, the wine offers a plummy, chocolate and earthy personality, with rich, plush textures, polished tannins and a long, deep, dark, black cherry filled finish. This competes with many of the better Pomerol wines in this vintage.

      93 points - Tasted
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    2. From 100% old vine Merlot, this Pomerol look alike is deeply colored, offering coffee, licorice, chocolate, plum and fresh blackberries in the perfume. This delicious wine is fat, sexy and full bodied, ending with a long, fresh, pure, black cherry finish. Only 250 cases were produced of this wine which should age well. 92-94 Pts

      92 points - Tasted
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    3. 2010 La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus is produced from 100% Merlot, from the oldest vines in their vineyards. The vines are situated in a single 4 hectare bock. The small, 250 cases production is aged in 100% new oak for 33 months. Oak, chocolate, black raspberry jam, flowers and spice aromas open to a rich, thick, long, chocolate, black cherry, jammy plum and bittersweet chocolate finish. 92-94 Pts

      93 points - Tasted
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  7. 2009 Château La Fleur de Boüard

    1. Coffee, vanilla, cocoa powder. plums, blackberry and floral aromas mesh perfectly with the soft, sweet, round, dark chocolate coated, black cherry finish.

      91 points - Tasted
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    2. Chocolate, licorice, black cherry scents, fleshy, soft, silky textures and a zesty, plum filled finish. A fairly priced wine of pleasure that would do well in blind tastings of Pomerol wines.

      90 points - Tasted
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    3. 2009 La Fleur de Bouard expresses oak, dark berries, spice, and hints of plum topped with chocolate. Full bodied, powerful and rich, it should offer pleasure early. 89-91 Pts

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  8. 2009 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus

    1. 2009 La Fleur de Bouard Cuvee Gaspard is normally known as Le Plus. But to celebrate the first grandchild of the de Bouards, the wine was named for Gaspard, the son of Coralie de Bouard who had the good fortune to be born in 2009. This dark as night wine shows floral, black raspberry, licorice, espresso, and dark chocolate aromatics. Fleshy and full bodied, with silky tannins and round textures, the wine ends with licorice, black plum and mocha flavors. 94-96 Pts

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  9. 2008 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus

    1. 08 Château La Fleur Bouard Plus is deeply colored. Blackberry, spice, and oak, plus hot chocolate and floral scents, are all over the place. Quite concentrated with rich levels of elegant, ripe fruit. The wine finishes with a long, blackberry filled note. In 08 this wine competes with many of the better Pomerols. 93-95 Pts

      93 points - Tasted
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  10. 2008 Château La Fleur de Boüard

    1. 08 Château La Fleur Bouard is ruby colored. Black cherry and floral notes start off the perfume. Soft tannins, medium body, and an elegant, early drinking personality are the hallmarks of this wine, which finishes with soft, fresh flavors of black and red fruits. 89-91 Pts

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  11. 2006 Château La Fleur de Boüard

    1. Reticent, the wine needs coaxing to bring out the truffle, stone, and spicy cherry perfume. Medium/full bodied and open, the wine finishes with soft, ripe, dark plums, olives and herbs.

      89 points - Tasted
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    2. Rich, plush, concentrated layers of plum, cocoa, boysenberry and spice feel great as they spill from the glass. This is already starting to drink well.

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  12. 2005 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus

    1. Still deeply colored with chocolate covered blackberries, espresso bean. ripe plums, truffle and an array of spices in the perfume, this rich, Pomerol look alike is just starting to strut its hedonistic stuff.

      93 points - Tasted
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  13. 2000 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus

    1. This powerful, rich wine starts off with chocolate, licorice, blackberry, black cherry, coffee and plum notes. Ther wine is concentrated with layers of thick, rich, chocolate covered plums and spice. This is a very opulent, sexy style of wine that borders on decadence.

      95 points - Tasted
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