Appellations

Fleur de Bouard 2014

Lalande de Pomerol

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Tasting Notes

The 2014 La Fleur de Bouard has a detailed and quite intense bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and cedar aromas, an attractive floral scent that emerges with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, lively and crisp in the mouth, although the finish shuts everything down a little early. Therefore, give this Lalande de Pomerol three or four years in bottle to allow those tannins to mellow and just gain the charm of the aromatics.

Score: 90 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2030 Date: 31 March 2017

The La Fleur de Bouard 2014 has a rich and opulent bouquet, quite lavish, but it needs more delineation to come through. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, tightly knit blackberry fruit with a hint of charcoal toward the linear finish. This is a very 'contained' Lalande-de-Pomerol that should stretch its wings after bottling, though I always find it difficult to discern much personality in Hubert de Bouard's wine.

Score: 89 - 91 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2018-2032 Date: 01 April 2015

The licorice and herbal notes really add something to this wine, which is simultaneously rich and dry; good length, too.

Score: 90 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 13 February 2017

Rich, toasty nose. Very thick and pretty sweet but not over the top. A friendly mouthful - cheerful. (16+ Points)

Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2017-2025 Date: 15 April 2015

Fresh but lighter-bodied, with modest intensity to the raspberry coulis and damson plum fruit. Pretty spice and suave toast helps fill in the finish.

Score: 87 - 90 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 01 April 2015

The 2014 La Fleur de Boüard is exuberant and bold. Sweet red cherries, red currant, flowers, mint and spices are laced together in a silky, racy wine built on pure texture, while the long, persistent finish is quite inviting. This is a classic de Boüard wine built on opulence. The blend is 85% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Score: 88 - 91 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 April 2015