Chateau La Fleur de Bouard
An exceptional geographical situation for a top quality vineyard, located in the heart of the Right Bank close to the borders of the famous Plateau of Pomerol and not far from Saint Emilion.
- Owners: Hubert et Corinne de Boüard de Laforest
- Director: Philippe Nunes
- Creation: Vineyard purchased in June 1998
- Surface area: 19,5 ha (48 acres
Soils:
- The Plateau of Néac, 3 km from the Plateau of Pomerol : 11 hectares (27 acres) with clay-sand topsoil, and gravelly subsoil
- The Plateau of Lalande de Pomerol, less than 2.5 km from the Plateau of Pomerol: 8.5 hectares (21 acres) in one block, situated on a fabulous gravelly mound which includes 10% clay soils
Average age of the vines: 25 years
Grape varieties:80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average density of plantation: 6,500 plants per hectare to 8,500 plants per hectare Vineyard management:
- "Girondine" pruning technique, with two main branches, removing alternate buds along each cane
- De-leafing on the east side of the row at the end of the flowering and on the west side 3 weeks before the harvest
- Bunch thinning in summer to limit the crop yield to 30 to 45 hectolitres per hectare
- manual picking, using small crates for collecting the grapes.
Vinification: In the vat cellar, the harvest is sorted twice: once before the de-stemming, and once after Vinification in small temperature-contolled stainless steel vats. Maceration for 3 to 4 weeks, the wine is then racked into French oak barrels exclusively, 80 to 90% of these are brand new
Ageing: 18 to 24 months / Ni finin / No filtering
La Plus de la Fleur de Boüard
- Kept in french oak barrels, 100% new oak
- 33 months barrel ageing
- No fining
- No filtration
- Annual production of 3000 to 3500 bottles