The Fleur de Boüard vineyard on the edge of the Pomerol plateau, not far from Saint Emilion, La Fleur de Boüard's vineyard benefits from an exceptional location. Under the supervision of Hubert de Boüard de Laforest, co-owner of Château Angélus, the property combines tradition, expertise and innovation. Accompanied by his wife Corinne, his ambition is to make Fleur de Boüard into an outstanding vineyard. This terroir in the north of Pomerol consists of gravelly and sandy-gravelly soil, which holds the heat and encourages early ripening of the grapes. The subsoil contains iron residues that give the wines the violet aroma characteristic of some of the finest Pomerols. After harvesting, the grapes are double-sorted, before and after manual destemming. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in truncated cone vats and in barrels. Malolactic fermentation takes place entirely in barrels.

The Fleur de Boüard cuvée is aged for 18 to 24 months in French oak barrels that are 75% renewed each year. It is a fine Lalande-de-Pomerol which holds it own against its prestigious Pomerol neighbours. It is full and well-structured on the palate, with unctuous tannins!

93 points, “This is something of a fruit bomb – remarkable given the vintage – with rich, exuberant fruit flavours backed up by sweet, well integrated tannins… A wine with a lot more to give.” – Tim Atkin MW

90 points, “The 2012 La Fleur de Boüard is a rich, full-bodied, ripe, heady, satisfying effort. Big, chewy and delicious, it showcases super-ripe Merlot picked late from small yields. In a relatively short period of time, Hubert de Boüard has created a reference point for how great Lalande-de-Pomerol can be. When tasted 10-15 years after the vintage, de Bouards wines consistently prove his conviction that he is sitting on a special terroir, even though this appellation is a humble one compared to his nearby neighbours, Pomerol and St.-Emilion.” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate