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La Fleur de Bouard 2019
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2019 La Fleur de Boüard is gorgeous. Sweet floral and spice top notes meld into a core of red/purplish fruit, blood orange, menthol, spice and cedar. Creamy and open-knit, with lovely perfume and fine balance, the 2019 Le Plus is impressive, not to mention a real charmer. In a second tasting it was even more exotic and sexy.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2019 La Fleur de Boüard is a dark, sumptuous beauty. Black cherry, menthol, licorice, dried herbs, chocolate, spice and new leather infuse the 2019 with tremendous depth and resonance. The finish is deep and substantial, adding to an impression of real gravitas. I was quite impressed with La Fleur de Boüard this year. The wines seem to have an added level of nuance and finesse to complement the richness they have always shown.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2019 La Fleur de Boüard has a vivacious, well-defined bouquet of pure red cherry and wild strawberry scents, a touch of marmalade and iodine emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied, fleshy and ripe, with supple tannins and a sensual, concentrated yet never overpowering finish. A lovely Lalande de Pomerol.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2019 La Fleur de Boüard has a fragrant bouquet with black cherries and cassis, incense and iris scents, demonstrating more clarity and delineation than the Le Plus with better assimilation of the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins, smooth and silky from tip to toe with a lush, well defined, lightly spiced finish that is a joy. Excellent.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The 2019 La Fleur de Boüard sports a deep garnet-purple color and offers bold scents of baked blackberries, crushed black cherries and warm black plums with hints of lavender, dark chocolate, aniseed and incense. Medium-bodied, the palate is chock-full of crunchy black fruit with a plush texture and loads of freshness, finishing with a spicy kick.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2019 La Fleur de Boüard has a fragrant bouquet with black cherries and cassis, incense and iris scents, demonstrating more clarity and delineation than the Le Plus with better assimilation of the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins, smooth and silky from tip to toe with a lush, well defined, lightly spiced finish that is a joy. Excellent.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
This shows blueberry and blackberry character with some stone and mineral undertones. It’s medium-bodied, solid and together. Balanced.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Sweet-berry aromas with hints of chocolate and hazelnut follow through to a medium body with firm, fine tannins and a juicy, polished and fruity finish. Nicely integrated all the way through. Try after 2024.
About the Producer
Chateau La Fleur de Bouard is located in the heart of France on the right bank of the Garonne River, close to the two famous appellations of St. Emilion and Pomeral, and in a unique geographical location. The vineyards of the winery are located in the Lalande de Pomerol appellation and cover an area of 25 hectares. Of these, 17 hectares are located on the Neac plateau, with soils composed of top clay and deep gravel. The remaining 8 hectares of the vineyard are made up of larger pebble grains and a few clays. The vineyards are planted with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, with a density of 8,547 vines per hectare. The grapes of Château Baudelaire are macerated at a low temperature of 4 to 8°C before being fermented in alcoholic fermentation in wooden winemaking vats or oak barrels. Depending on the grape variety and the year of harvest, the wine is stored in new and old oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and maturation for 12 to 33 months. Château La Fleur Saint Georges offers three series of wines: Le Plus de la Fleur de Bouard, La Fleur de Bouard and Chateau La Fleur Saint Georges. Among them, the 2009 vintage of Bouard has a deep color, aromas of red and black fruits, slightly vanilla and coffee, a rounded palate with silky tannins, a complex structure and a long finish, making it the best Bouard to date.
