Plus de la Fleur de Bouard - Lalande de Pomerol 2018

Vinous

92 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe3/31/2021

The 2018 Le Plus de La Fleur de Boüard is a dense, opulent wine. Raspberry jam, dried flowers, mint, licorice and mocha build as this sumptuous red blossoms in the glass. Rich and expansive, with tremendous breadth as well as character, the 2018 is positively stellar. Le Plus hasn't always turned out as well as early tastings suggest, but the 2018 most certainly has. This is a fabulous showing for the flagship wine from the de Boüard family's Lalande de Pomerol property.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94 / 100

byJeff Levethe3/16/2021

Dark in color, you find red, black and hints of blue fruit wrapped in dark chocolate covered espresso beans and licorice on the nose and palate. Rich, full-bodied and concentrated, with lush textures and velvety tannins, the wine demands 5-7 years in the cellar before it really begins to strut its stuff. This Pomerol look-alike is made from 100% old vine Merlot.

Vinous

91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe3/12/2021

I tasted two bottles of the 2018 Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard. The first was sealed with a capsule, but underneath I found a plastic closure instead of a cork – obviously a mistake on the bottling line! The second was as intended. It has a typically rich and opulent bouquet of layers of black cherries, crème de cassis, crushed violet and iris scents. The palate is sweet and decadent on the entry, a bold Lalande de Pomerol yet balanced and with sufficient freshness on the sweet finish. Licorice and a touch of sea salt linger on the aftertaste. For me, it’s too big and forthright, but those with a penchant for hedonistic Right Banks will find it more to their taste.

WeinWisser

18,5 / 20

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Vinifera

92 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Présentation raffinée sur des notes de fruits noirs et de violette intenses. Entrée en bouche suave, fondante. Evolution à l'unisson sur un côté richement texturé et médulleux. On devine ici le raisin très mur, cueilli à grande maturité, un peu entêtant peut-être dans son caractère démonstratif.     

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Dark in color, the wine offers intensity, opulent, silky textures and layers of ripe, velvety plums and cherries, The fruits are sweet, ripe and rich, as well as accompanied by dark cocoa, black cherry, licorice, smoke, wet earth and espresso. This is going to be much better with at least 5 years of age. The wine is always made from 100% old vine Merlot.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

Made of 100% Merlot, the deep purple-black colored 2018 Le Plus is quite closed and broody to begin, opening to give notions of baked plums, warm black cherries and kirsch plus touches of Chinese five spice, bay leaves and fragrant earth. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is completely packed with ripe, rich black fruits with loads of earth and herbal accents to brighten it up, framed by rounded tannins, finishing long and spicy.

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/15/2019

This is always an impressive selection of old vines that delivers depth and authenticity. Full and layered with fantastic fruit and polished tannins. Mushroom and bark undertones. Dense and energetic.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

93 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019