Winemaker Notes
Dame de Boüard is the second wine of Château Clos de Boüard. Another expression of the terroir of Clos de Bouard. This wine has aromas of ripe fruit, roasted herbs and notes of sweet spices. Its velvety tannins, its fruity side and its nice volume in the mouth gives it a hedonistic character and immediately accessible.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A delicious, juicy red with plum, chocolate and hazelnut character, as well as walnut. It’s full-bodied with ripe tannins that grow on the palate. Long, flavorful finish. Drink after 2022.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Dame De Boüard is the entry-level wine from the talented Coralie de Boüard, and it's a charming, medium-bodied Saint-Émilion that has ample black cherries, underbrush, and white truffle notes. It's nicely balanced, with good fruit and moderate tannins, and it’s going to drink nicely right out of the gate.
Barrel Sample: 88-90 -
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 La Dame de Bouärd features notes of crushed red and black plums, wild blueberries and black cherries with touches of violets, star anise and smoked meats. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has lovely poise, with soft tannins and background freshness supporting the black and red fruit to a perfumed finish. The blend here is 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Barrel Sample: 88-90 -
Wine Enthusiast
Produced by the family that owns celebrated Saint-Emilion estate Château Angélus, this wine is concentrated and rich. It presents a panoply of young, ripe berry flavors and juicy acidity, backed with solid tannins. Drink this wine from 2023. Best Buy
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.