In respect of land ...
Estate owner : « Hubert de Boüard de Laforest’s family »
Oenologist : Hubert de Boüard de Laforest
Tecnical Director : Philippe Nunes
Appellation : Lalande de Pomerol
Surface area of the vineyard : 25 hectares
Soil types : 17 hectares of clay soil with a gravelly sub-soil on the Néac plateau
8 hectares of soil comprising large pebbles and 15% clay
Grape varieties : 80% Merlot / 15% Cabernet Franc /
5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Plantation density : 8547 vines per hectare /
1,3m entre rang / 0,9 m entre pieds
Growing method : Gironde-style pruning / Double Guyot /
2 canes
Leaf-thinning : Early
Green harvests : Yields targeted at 40 to 45 hectolitres per hectare
Harvests are gathered manually : grape bunches are placed in small plastic crates
Storage : in cold room
Double sorting table : before and after manual de-stemming and optical sorting
Alliance of tradition and technology ...
Pre-fermentary maceration : at cold temperature, 4 to 8°C
Alcoholic fermentation :carried out in small truncated vats and in barrels
Winemaking : entirely by gravity
Malolactic fermentation : done in barrels
(maturation on lees)
Maturation :in barrels made with French oak from the Tronçais Forest. Duration: between 12 and 33 months, depending on the vintage
3 wines are produced by the estate :
Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard :
33 months of maturation
100% new oak barrels.
La Fleur de Boüard :
18 to 24 months of maturation
75% new oak barrels.
Château la Fleur Saint Georges
12 months of maturation 15 % new oak barrels
