Château La FLEUR de BOÜARD
Red
- 2017
- Lalande de Pomerol
Applying the same principles of cultivation and vinification as in Angelus, Hubert de Boüard brought his Château de Lalande de Pomerol to the top of his appellation. Rich and luxuriously aged wines, of incredible charm, with each vintage praised by critics. An exceptional 2017 vintage, of which the tiny production (saved from frost) is only available in magnums.
Noting the extent of the damage (95%) caused by the frost at the end of April 2017 in La Fleur de Boüard, Hubert de Boüard and his daughter Coralie did not give up and decided to pamper the few remaining grapes.
100% Merlot, deep, fleshy, sweet and distinguished, caressing in the middle palate and concluding with a slender and more energetic finish, their superb 2017 is an astonishing success, surely made possible by the tiny harvest (20 hl produced on 40 ha of vines, a tiny yield of 0.5 hl/ha, just one hundredth of a normal harvest!).
And, killing two birds with one stone, they took the opportunity to celebrate their 20th year at La Fleur de Boüard by putting their 2017 only in 1000 numbered magnums specially decorated by the artist Petrusse Reynen.
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée :
- 2024/2037
From the same producer
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Coralie de Boüard (daughter of Hubert de Boüard, owner of Angélus) has embarked on a new project in Montagne Saint-Émilion. Right from its first vintage (2016), Clos de Boüard is already a success, greedy, fleshy and devilishly seductive (85% Merlot). According to Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve, Clos Boüard is “a trusted address for wine lovers”.
The 2017 vintage in the press:
Vinous (Neal Martin - February 2020) : 92/100 “Clos de Boüard 2017 offers delicious aromas of blackberry, brioche and light tobacco on the nose, which prove nicely concentrated. The palate is medium-bodied, with excellent acidity. The texture is velvety and very harmonious, with subtle notes of tar and graphite on the finish. This is an excellent Montagne Saint-Émilion from the de Boüard family. Apogée 2022-2036." (remarkable note for a wine at less than €25.00 a bottle)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2030
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Coralie de Boüard (daughter of Hubert de Boüard, owner of Angélus) has embarked on a new project in Montagne Saint-Émilion. Right from its first vintage (2016), Clos de Boüard is already a success, greedy, fleshy and devilishly seductive (85% Merlot). According to Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve, Clos Boüard is “a trusted address for wine lovers”.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (February 2019): 90/100 “Dark, intense, beautiful and even deep color. Nose moderately aromatic, fruity, ripe and suave. Caressing on the attack and finely fleshy, the wine develops tasty, refined to the touch and very well balanced. The finish is long, sappy, savory and dense. Very good! A superb Outsider."
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 91/100 "The 2016 Clos de Boüard is a rich, powerful wine. Dark red cherry, respberry, mocha, licorice and rose petal all flesh out in this succulent, potent Montagne Saint-Emilion. This is an impressive debut. Even so, it will be interesting to see is this wine can be more nuanced in future vintages".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
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Applying the same principles of cultivation and vinification as in Angelus, Hubert de Boüard brought his Château de Lalande de Pomerol to the top of his appellation. Rich and luxuriously aged wines, of incredible charm, with each vintage praised by critics. An exceptional 2017 vintage, of which the tiny production (saved from frost) is only available in magnums.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2022): 93/100 "The 2020 La Fleur de Boüard is gorgeous. Freshly cyt flowers, bright red-tonned fruit, blood orange, mint and cinnamon lend notable vibrancy to this mid-weight wine from the Boüard family. It's great to see a style that shows greater freshness than in the early days here."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2040
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Second wine of Angelus, made in the same luxurious and distinguished style that has made the reputation and international success of this wine.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Matin - January 2025): 92/100 "The 2022 Le Carillon d'Angélus was an expressive Deuxième Vin from barrel. Now in bottle, it has a clean, fresh and delineated bouquet with blackberry and graphite scents. The palate is medium-bodied and slightly granular in texture, with pliant tannins. It's harmonious with a pretty, red cherry- and cranberry-tinged finish that exerts a light grip. This is quite delicious."
J.M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Dark, intense, slightly evolved colour. Very aromatic, fruity and subtle nose. Smooth on the attack, delicious in the middle, with a fine fatness that runs across the palate, the wine evolves juicy, long, towards a tasty, perfumed finish. This vintage has never been so nuanced."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2033
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Second wine of Angelus, made in the same luxurious and distinguished style that has made the reputation and international success of this wine.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Hachette (Guide 2024): Coup de ♥ “The ample, structured frame, set on silky, melted tannins, stretches with length and voluptuousness.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2033
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Brilliant even in small vintages (1992 was a masterpiece), Angélus has become a world star in 20 years by producing dense, fleshy and superbly velvety wines while remaining distinguished.
Great class!The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 96/100 “The wine has retained its purplish color and the black fruit flavors of its beginnings. The silky, creamy fruit and velvetiness are for the moment in the grip of peaty wood. But thanks to the very homogeneous quality of its Cabernet Franc, Angélus 2019 presents, under a chiseled tension, an imposing, stylish substance, in the image of the château.”
Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 97/100 “The 2019 Angélus has a Cabernet Franc-driven nose, touches of Earl Grey and ash infusing the almost sultry black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, taut and crisp, quite a fine arching structure that delivers wonderful tension and mineralité on the finish. Serious ."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2045
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Brilliant even in small vintages (1992 was a masterpiece), Angélus has become a world star in 20 years by producing dense, fleshy and superbly velvety wines while remaining distinguished.
Great class!The 2016 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - août 2020): 97/100 "The 2016 Angélus has an intense, powerful bouquet with copious black cherries, boysenberry, orange pith and iodine scents that threaten to overwhelm the senses. The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, a dash of black pepper and impressive detail and persistence on the finish. This is an outstanding Angélus that clearly requires several years in bottle to realize its full potential."
J-M Quarin (February 2019): 99/100 “The best ever. As is often the case at this age, I made a comparison between non-decanted and decanted wines. It appears more open and better decanted. Dark, intense, beautiful, brilliant purple color. Nose still discreet, with ripe, suave fruit. Smells more of ink when not decanted. On the other hand, it gains a deeper, liquorice and meaty note with decanting. With time, a violet note is revealed. Ample and meticulous on entry, full and rich in the middle, refined in touch, suave in development, the wine evolves dense and complete towards a noble, complex and powerful finish. For the moment, it's a little marked by this power, but it will melt with time. Du Grand Vin.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2045