2000 Chateau La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus (750ml) (6 bottle OWC)

PRICE ABOVE IS PER BOTTLE. ONLY AVAILABLE IN 6 BOTTLE ORIGINAL WOOD CASE.

Vintage: 2000
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau La Fleur de Bouard
Vineyard:
Designation: Le Plus
Appellation: Lalande de Pomerol
Producer: Chateau La Fleur de Bouard
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Libournais

Tasting note: A tremendous achievement by Hubert de Bouard, the 2000 La Plus de la Fleur de Bouard (a 420-case luxury cuvee) is a blend of 80% Merlot and the rest primarily Cabernet Franc and a dollop of Cabernet Sauvignon. Filled with richness and intensity, with elegance, harmony, and poise, it is one of the top wines of the vintage. Sadly, very little is available. Approachable, with a velvety texture as well as abundant notes of blueberries, coffee, black currants, kirsch, smoke, and licorice, it is a massive, rich (but not heavy) wine that should drink well for another 10-15 years. (99pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Jun. 2010
Score: 99
Drink: 2010-25

Tasting note: Medium ruby-red. Nose conveys a roasted ripeness, offering jammy dark berries, kirsch, chocolatey oak and a suggestion of menthol. Fat and sweet on entry, then quite powerful in the middle and closed on the finish. The huge tannins saturate the cheeks and teeth. With its 14.6% alcohol, this very long, superripe wine could hold its own alongside a very ripe Napa Valley cabernet. If the 2001 brings most of its color and stuffing into the bottle, it will surpass this big boy. (91pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: May/Jun. 2003
Score: 91
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Super quality. Black color, with violet, crushed berry and tar. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a gorgeous, silky texture. Long finish. A super cuvée from this estate. From the manager of Angélus. (92pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Mar. 31, 2003
Score: 92
Drink: After 2006