Château Clos de Boüard 2018

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is elegant, fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers freshness, gourmand, a fine tension sensation as well as minerality. It reveals notes of cassis, fleshy/juicy plum, small notes of strawberry associated with fine touches of lilac, fresh violet as well as hints of small crunchy fruits, very fine hints of nutmeg and an imperceptible hint of toasted. The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced, elegant, deepness and offers tension, fine acidulous frame as well as freshness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/ripe cassis, juicy blackberry, small notes of juicy/fresh raspberry associated with touches of crunchy/fresh plum as well as discreet hints of cardamom and an imperceptible hint of mild tobacco. Tannins are well-built.

Wine Enthusiast

Big tannins and rich, succulent black fruits give a wine that is rich, solid and immensely concentrated. It is a blockbuster wine, dense and full of the ripest black fruits and promising a long aging. Drink from 2024.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Clos de Bouärd delivers pronounced notions of wild blueberries, mulberries and Black Forest cake with touches of fragrant earth and wild sage. Full-bodied, it has a rock-solid frame of chewy tannins and lovely freshness, finishing with an herbal lift. The blend here is 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

James Suckling

Dark-berry, violet, black-tea and cedar aromas. Hint of oyster shell, too. It’s medium-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Sleek and refined. Try from 2024.