2017 Fleur de Bouard 2017 1500ml

92 POINTS

Wine Spectator

A bold and ripe style, with dark plum, cassis and blackberry puree flavors gliding through, laced with anise, black tea and singed alder notes. The seamless finish lets everything play out nicely.

92 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck

I continue to love this cuvée from the team of Hubert de Boüard, and the 2017 La Fleur de Boüard is another rocking good wine that does everything right. Deep inky-colored with serious amounts of red and black fruits, leafy herbs and spring flowers, it hits the palate with a rounded, supple, beautifully textured profile that’s already hard to resist. It has sweet tannin and will probably benefit from short-term cellaring, but it’s going to offer pleasure right out of the gate as well.

91 POINTS

Neal Martin - Vinous

The 2017 Fleur de Boüard has a tightly wound bouquet with black cherries, crème de cassis and iris aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grainy tannin, nicely balanced with a touch of tar and cedar infusing the focused finish. It is a more understated Fleur de Boüard but I like the style of the wine in this vintage. Since the vineyard was 99% frosted (yes, you read that figure correctly) Coralie de Boüard told me that she will bottle just 1,000 magnums from the eight barrels. Points: 90-92

91 POINTS

Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

Black cherry, cocoa, truffle and licorice are omnipresent here. On the palate, the wine is already delicious. A medium-bodied set of satin sheets, this will be a good romp upon release. Due to the frost, only La Fleur de Bouard was produced this year generating 1000 magnums. However, as 2017 marks their 20th anniversary, those magnums will be sold in a celebratory box with a one-time only label.

91 POINTS

James Suckling

This is very soft and attractive in nature with a medium body, pretty fruit and a firm tannin undertone. Hints of chocolate throughout.

91 POINTS

James Suckling

This is very soft and attractive in nature with a medium body, pretty fruit and a firm tannin undertone. Hints of chocolate throughout. Points: 91-92

90 POINTS

Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

The 2017 La Fleur de Boüard is pliant and racy, with good depth to its bright red cherry fruit. Floral notes add lift in a focused, beautifully pure wine that is long on class. I very much like the sense of focus. Sadly, frost wiped out 90% of the production for the de Boüard family's 20th anniversary of their Lalande de Pomerol estate. Because of frost, will be no Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard. Points: 89-92

WeinWisser

17/20