La Fleur de Bouard Lalande de Pomerol Bordeaux Wine
Chateau La Fleur de Bouard Lalande de Pomerol, Bordeaux wine producer profile, with wine tasting notes, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on wine making and terroir, along with wine tasting reviews. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles
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La Fleur de Bouard is owned by the de Bouard family. The de Bouard family are well known for their Bordeaux wine vineyards in St. Emilion, which include Chateau Angelus and Chateau Bellevue as well as their estate in the Cotes de Francs appellation, Chateau de-Francs.
Chateau La Fleur de Bouard sits on the plateau of Neac, not far from Pomerol. The terroir is clay and sandy soil with a base of gravel underneath. The 8.5 hectare vineyard of La Fleur de Bouard is planted to 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. The vine density is 6,500 vines per hectare in the oldest vines.
Today, when replantings occur at La Fleur de Bouard, they are at a higher density with 8,500 vines per hectare. The average age of the vines at La Fleur de Bouard is 25 years old. This is a serious Bordeaux wine estate. They practice crop-thinning, and hand-harvesting into small plastic lugs. The grapes go through a pre-fermentation, cold maceration at 10° C and a 3-4 week maceration in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation is performed in a combination of 75% new oak barrels, 15% one year old barrels and 10% takes place in tank. Sur lies aging in French oak barrels for an estimated 20 months. The blend of La Fleur de Bouard is close to the planted acreage. Slightly more than 7,000 cases of Bordeaux wine are produced each year from this Lalande de Pomerol estate.
La Fleur de Bouard Cellars
In 2011, La Fleur de Bouard completed a multi-year reconstruction of their entire wine making making facilities making this one of the most modern estates in the Right Bank. The most striking feature is their hanging, reverse, conical vats.
Chateau Angelus with owner Hubert de Bouard
La Fleur de Bouard produces a special cuvee called La Plus La Fleur de Bouard from a 5 acre parcel of very old vines. This wine is the perfect ringer for a Pomerol tasting. It is the benchmark for any wine from Lalande Pomerol. The blend of La Fleur de Bouard as well as that of Le Plus varies depending on the vintage. It ranges from 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc to almost 100% Merlot.
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Wine Tasting Notes
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2012 Château La Fleur de Boüard
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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
90 points - Tasted Apr 26, 2013
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2012 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus
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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 Apr 26, 2013
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2011 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus
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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 Apr 19, 2012
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2011 Château La Fleur de Boüard
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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
90 points - Tasted Apr 19, 2012
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2010 Château La Fleur de Boüard
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Silky, fresh, round dark cherries, structure and tannin to age and layers of fresh black cherries are found in this wine.
90 points - Tasted May 7, 2013
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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 Jul 10, 2011
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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
91 points - Tasted Apr 21, 2011
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2010 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus
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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 May 7, 2013
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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 Jul 10, 2011
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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 Apr 21, 2011
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2009 Château La Fleur de Boüard
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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 Dec 11, 2012
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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 Jul 10, 2011
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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
90 points - Tasted Jul 27, 2010
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2009 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus
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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
94 points - Tasted Jul 27, 2010
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2008 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus
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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 Jul 30, 2009
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2008 Château La Fleur de Boüard
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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
90 points - Tasted Jul 30, 2009
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2006 Château La Fleur de Boüard
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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 Dec 11, 2012
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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.
90 points - Tasted May 3, 2012
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2005 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus
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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 May 3, 2012
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2000 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus
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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 Nov 1, 2010
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