2011 Château La Fleur de Boüard

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  5/9/2023 - sztseho wrote:

  To X Huan

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  2/20/2022 - BobMcK wrote:

  Lovely: still fresh and lively with herbaceous black berry. Long.

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  1/14/2022 - johnrm Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I have little to add to the note from Cailles. Lovely wine, great nose (once it had warmed up), good rich fruit, spice, balance and length.
  Tasted at Grand Union Wine Society.

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  11/10/2021 - Cailles wrote: 93 Points

  Bordeaux 2011 - 10 Years On - 30 Reds: All tasted blind, not decanted. A few observations: 1) As expected, it's a mediocre vintage with many wines lacking depth and mid palate weight of great vintages. My average score for the reds was 91.3 pts vs group scores at more recent horizontals for 2010 (93.0), 2000 (92.7) and 2009 (93.9). 2) I expected more green/unripe notes and drying tannins but that is not the case (hence the solid 91.3 average). Most wines showed well-made (with only 6 out of 30 reds rated below 90 pts). 3) Left bank (average 91.8 pts) clearly trumps right bank (90.6) thanks to more mid palate substance. 4) Virtually no wine showed a) over extracted and already dying and b) with far too much ripeness. Both 2009/2010 (and 2015/2018) have several wines with these problem. 5) Most wines are in a good drinking window. Although not yet with tertiary complexity, the structure has softened and the wines are open (even without extended decanting). 6) Unfortunately (due to price), the best reds were Le Pin (97+ pts), Margaux (96), Petrus (96) and Mouton (95). 7) Good vintage for Sauternes it seems (we tasted only two) with a surprising Giraud (96 pts) beating a too sweet Yquem (93).
  
  TN: Medium plus expressive nose with coffee, ripe dark fruits and hints of tobacco. Quite sexy, round and inviting. On the palate there is a beautiful freshness, a good roundness and harmony with ripe dark and blue fruit, some floral aromas, coffee notes and hints of tobacco. Missing a bit of weight mid palate and on the finish, this is nevertheless a beautiful wine and a lot of fun to drink. Solid 93-94 pts, with a nose that would even deserve a higher rating.

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  1/16/2021 - Lyttelton wrote:

  Sauce pour magrets de canard

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