The 2022 Château La Fleur De Boüard Le Plus is brilliant, which, given the track record here, should surprise no one. Ripe black cherries, cassis, spicy oak, graphite, camphor, and chalky minerality all shine in this beauty, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a seamless, layered mouthfeel, ripe yet present tannins, and a great finish. It's going to benefit from 4-5 years and be shockingly good over the following decade.

The 2022 Le Plus de La Fleur de Boüard is rich, heady and succulent. Black cherry, lavender, spice, new leather and incense build in the glass, filling out the layers and giving the wine notable complexity to match its succulent, generous personality. This is beautifully done. Shorter aging worked well here.