Luke Young

9.2

Fantastic. Deep dark red with a bluish tinge. First taste after opening is a tidal wave of blackberry with lingering tannins. Not overly sweet or juicy tho.
After airing blackberry partially gives way to black current and tannins seem to intensify. Almost too bold to drink alone but not. A triple creme cheese with this would be perfection. — 7 years ago

Kevin smithers

9.1

Indeed a tidal wave of flavours and easy to read too much into this wine the smaller of the family. Well worth the money but owing to the complexity yet well balanced oak I am not sure if I‘d go for the bigger brothers from this vineyard. — 8 years ago

Kristina Hayden Bustamante

9.3

This. 2008 was amazing. Butterscotch and vanilla with great acidity and serious fruit. I wouldn’t be able to tell what this wine was if I was blind tasting and that was really really cool. Like a reverse orange wine. — 8 years ago

Tobin Spratte

9.1

Strong aromas of tidal pools, orange peel, citrus, watermelon, white fruit, and unripe strawberries. Tastes like strawberries grown near the sea. One of my favorite roses. — 9 years ago

Noah Dorrance

Founder Banshee & Rickshaw Wines

8.9

Opened up nicely over 2 hours. A bit austere at first. Very pleasing. Kept coming back to tidal pool notes. Not really fruit driven in any way except maybe lemon. A good vintage not a great one. — 9 years ago

Charles Cook

9.1

Super cheesy and savory and perfect with triple cream cheese. Very little fruit on the nose...some currant in the reverse olfactory — 10 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.3

Tsssssss. Eating this with reverse ravioli carbonara, Jamon that eats truffles and chestnuts for a living AND filet mignon. Fantastic wine. This is what wine should be. — 11 years ago

Pierre Costa

9.1

Very original. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 with 13 YEARS in sur lie. Lots of tropical fruit: pineapple, passion fruit; stone fruit: ripe peach; notes of ripe cherry, Granny Smith Apple, intense creamy mousse and creaminess. A delicate perlage and acidity with medium finish. Slightly sweet aftertaste. You can't compare it with a Pinot Noir or any another grape with traditional method. Normally in USA they tend to do the opposite for reds (judge Pinot noirs as cabs - big mistake). In this case (bubbles) is the reverse. — 11 years ago

Abe Schoener

Owner/Winemaker Scholium Project

9.5

2011 disgorgement . Very saline, tidal pool nose. Tight and strong, mini gravel, old piny wood. Big, expansive, long. Dominating finish. Really good. Very much like champagne no matter what they say. — 12 years ago

Andrew Davidoff

9.4

Yum Yum Yum. A tidal wave if fruit from the Git Go! No need to wait - pop the top and drink up! — 12 years ago

Carolyn Hogg-Coulombe

9.7

Very yummy wine ... Tasted first at wine tasting with Dan :) — 13 years ago

Yi-Fen Li

9.3

Decade old, paired with clove n hoof reverse seared pork chops+++ — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The nose reveals, dark currants, ripe, slightly liqueur; blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, black raspberries, charred strawberries, hints of cooked rhubarb and raspberries. Mixed berry licorice/cola, anise, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, touch clove, steeped fruit tea, herbaceous notes, leather, tobacco, charcoal, wood shavings, limestone minerals, dry stones, a little forest floor, dark fresh florals, lavender & violets.

The body is round, lush with some dusty tannins on the long set. It’s really beautiful right now but, there is still better things ahead over the next 5-8 years before it peaks. It’s silky & satiny. The structure, length, tension and balance are really starting to hit its stride. Dark currants, ripe, slightly liqueur; blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, black raspberries, plum, charred strawberries, hints of cooked rhubarb and raspberries. Mixed berry licorice/cola, anise, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, touch clove, mocha powder, medium dark spice, steeped fruit tea, herbaceous notes, mint, expresso roast, leather, cedar, limestone minerals, dry stones, crushed dry rock & clay, a little forest floor, dark fresh florals, lavender & violets. The acidity is round & beautiful...really shows the greatness of the vintage. The finish is; lush, rich, ripe, elegant, well balanced, polished and quite persistent.

Photos of, Chateau La Fleur de Bouard, the tops of the stainless steel tanks that flow by gravity into the tanks that hang from the other side of the floor/ceiling and their Merlot vines.

I think this was under $35 when I bought it in futures.

Producer history & notes...Chateau La Fleur de Bouard was started by Hubert de Bouard, the owner of Chateau Angelus and Chateau Bellevue in St. Emilion. Hubert de Bouard purchased the vineyard from in 1998. This is a relatively new wine, as the first year for the wine was produced with the 2000 vintage.

Chateau La Fleur de Bouard is produced from a specific a two hectare parcel of old vines that are around 45 years of age, situated on the Lalande de Pomerol Plateau. The vineyard for Chateau La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus is planted to 100% old vine Merlot.

In 2011, La Fleur de Bouard completed a multi-year, top to bottom reconstruction of their entire wine making making facilities and the chateau, making this one of the most modern estates in the Right Bank. The most striking new feature is their hanging, reverse, conical, stainless steel vats as shown in my photos.

The production of La Fleur de Bouard sees a five day cold soak at 10 degrees Celsius and a four-week maceration in “OVNI” stainless steel tanks. The wine is vinified in a combination of stainless steel vats and short, squat shaped oak barrels. The wine receives regular pigeages.

Malolactic fermentation takes place in 100% new, French oak barrels from four different coopers, Taransaud (40%), Demptos (40%), Darnajou (15%) and Vicard (5%). Aging sur lies takes place in 100% new, French oak barrels for an estimated 33 months prior to bottling. The wine requires collaring time for the oak to fully integrate into the wine, and for the secondary notes to develop. — 8 years ago

Raj Harb

9.4

Reverse mullet. See below. Not my photo — 9 years ago

Kim C.

9.0

Nova Scotia terroir. Zesty lemon on the nose. Crisp, slightly off-dry with subtle minerality. — 10 years ago

J-Bo

9.0

Imagine Grape Ape getting washed over by a plumb tidal wave and you will be close. In my case he was surfing on a 12pz bone on filet. Not enough marble to keep this beast afloat but the truffle butter was enough to do the trick. Bring the marble to this party and be sure to save a bite so as not to be left alone in the later rounds. If you are down for a fruit bomb battle royal then you have arrived. — 11 years ago

with Joel

Jonathan Klonecke

Sales Revel Wines

9.8

why buy mega purple reverse osmosis cult cab when you can drink this lovely valpolicella?? — 12 years ago

Neyda Carasa

9.0

Great with chicken — 12 years ago

with Evelio

Marguerite Harrington

9.9

Reverse label of la Cana — 12 years ago

Vaughn Mullen

9.7

One of several excellent white wines from Nova Scotia's newly designated Tidal Bay Region. A distinctive fresh taste combined with a slightly fruity nose make this one, one of the best in the province. — 13 years ago

Rob Moose

9.3

This was a serious overperform. Hugely impressive. A lot of tidal notes and great body with cut, no oxidation at all, just a beautiful, ass-kicking wine! Gotta be the best Saint Aubin I’ve ever had. — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.1

Served from Coravin. I can see why the average CT for these wines hovers around a 91. This wine seems to drink in 'reverse.' Has a powerful purple and black fruit opening, but then really thins out quite a bit to a sweeter purple fruit and fig-rich finish. Definitely not a bad wine. Almost wondering if I didn't open this one too early, but not so sure as this one sort of has somewhat of a tart fruit finish. Not that it wasn't an enjoyable tart finish, but not what I was expecting. Just seemed to be all over the place. Would I kick this one out of bed for eating crackers? Naa....I'd probably eat a few myself. I think this wine showed better at the winery. If you have these, I really can't tell you whether or not I'd drink or hold....a little confused by this one! Might be worth popping the cork on the remaining half of the bottle, re-corking in an hour and coming back to the remainder tomorrow! — 8 years ago

Heather Fournier

10

Gaspereau Vineyards May 2018 Lobster supper with Cathy and Brad. Fantastic! — 8 years ago

Jay Kline

9.6

Popped and poured. No visual signs of age. Intoxicating aromas of dark berries, violets, and roasted meat in huge abundance. A tidal wave of pure dark berries and savory meats with remarkable texture. Structures for days. Hard to believe this is 12 years old...feels like it could age gracefully for 30-40 years. — 9 years ago

with Justin

Nicole King

10

My absolute favorite white wine! Delish!
— 10 years ago

Igor Fishman

9.3

summer, 2006, mid-sentence, tidal, we laughed about it after, but thoughts were escaping, tender red, the streetlight hinted sweet, but we held eachother close, chilled breeze marched on, our hoodies steadfast — 11 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

While the Lechet is more seashell/tidal wave, the Vaillons is more spicey, exotic and perfumed. Terrific confectionary sugar on green apple really leap out of the glass. Bitter lime. Very aromatic. Palate is layered, deep and complex with nice finishing and structuring acidity throughout. Nice fruit pith on the finish. Terrific. — 11 years ago

Bryant Bickel

9.0

It was born as a heavy weight Jurassic indeed, tidal waves of flavor stoney fruit as hell, fresh young white peach pith, with clarified butter accents , quince paste texture, baked golden apple skins! Lemon chiffon cake dry backside, it lures me in paired well w/
Ahi , but might pair better with cake or lighter fish barramundi or tilefish — 12 years ago

Jay Kline

9.7

Thirty minute decant. Wow. Opulent fruit: currants & plums come in a tidal wave. Tobacco and some spice box with a little green bell pepper. Finish lasts at least 30 seconds. Soft as velvet. Held up great over two days. Tremendous. — 12 years ago

Vaughn Mullen

9.5

Yet another excellent Tidal Bay wine from Nova Scotia. One of the best from the region, well-balanced, crisp with an amazing fruity nose. — 13 years ago