Chateau La Fleur de Bouard2015
RED WINE
- Producer La Fleur de Bouard
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Lalande de Pomerol
- UPC 0 15643 50515 7
Reviews
James Suckling 93
The chocolate, meat and dark-berry character is impressive to this wine. Full body, round and soft tannins and a flavorful, clove-spiced finish. Just strength with balance.
by JS, James Suckling , 2018
Wine Advocate 90+
Medium garnet-purple in color, the 2015 La Fleur de Bouard has a perfumed nose of violets and roses with a core of baked cherries, warm black raspberries, plums and spice box. The medium to full-bodied palate is soft and packed with fruit, finishing with an herbal lift.
by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2018
Wine Enthusiast 92
This is a light, fragrant wine. Its tannins are well balanced with bright acidity and lively black currant fruits. The acidity is infectious, crisp and welcome.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2016
Wine Spectator 90
Fleshy in feel, with plum sauce and steeped cherry notes gliding along, inlaid with singed cedar and sandalwood details. Light tea and mineral accents show on the finish.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2018
Technical Details
Winery Technical Data
ESTATE AREA: 33 hectaresSOILS: 16.7 hectares with clay-loam topsoil and gravelly subsoil on The plateau of Néac and 8,5 hectares in one block on a fabulous gravelly mound which includes 15% to 20% of clay on The plateau of Pomerol APPELLATION: Lalande de Pomerol
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES: 25 years
GRAPE VARIETIES: 82% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
YIELD: 30 or 45hl/ha
WINEMAKER: Hubert de Bouard de Laforest and his children
VINIFICATION:
- Preferment maceration at 8-10 Celsius
- Alcoholic fermentation
- Maceration of 3 to 5 weeks
- Vinification in French oak barrels
- Malo lactic fermentation in barrels
AGEING OF BARRELS: 18 to 24 months, no fining, no filtering 75% to 80% new barrels.