Last night, Jean decided upon lamb as the dinner (always a hit with
Andrew) so we broiled a rack of lamb and opened with it:

2000 La Fleur de Boüard (Lalande-de-Pomerol)
nose: pencil lead, dark cherryish fruit, herbal/tobacco
palate: medium-full body, decent acidity, smooth tannins, deep fruit

This was our lone bottle of this modern Bordeaux, produced by the owner
of L'Angelus in St. Emilion, one of our favorite "modern" Bordeauxs. In
fact, this bottle was purchased in NYC the day after visiting Dale and
Betsy back in '03. True to form, it was a fairly "modern" Bdx but not
at all over the top or "gobby." It was recognizably Bdx and a good
match with the lamb. An hour after opening, it had lost a lot of its
fruit and seemed leaner, so I would not advise holding onto this wine
more than a few years more.

Mark Lipton
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On Oct 14, 6:48*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Last night, Jean decided upon lamb as the dinner (always a hit with
> Andrew) so we broiled a rack of lamb and opened with it:
>
> 2000 La Fleur de Boüard (Lalande-de-Pomerol)
> nose: pencil lead, dark cherryish fruit, herbal/tobacco
> palate: medium-full body, decent acidity, smooth tannins, deep fruit
>
> This was our lone bottle of this modern Bordeaux, produced by the owner
> of L'Angelus in St. Emilion, one of our favorite "modern" Bordeauxs. *In
> fact, this bottle was purchased in NYC the day after visiting Dale and
> Betsy back in '03. *True to form, it was a fairly "modern" Bdx but not
> at all over the top or "gobby." *It was recognizably Bdx and a good
> match with the lamb. * An hour after opening, it had lost a lot of its
> fruit and seemed leaner, so I would not advise holding onto this wine
> more than a few years more.
>
> Mark Lipton
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

thanks for notes, I have 1 or 2 and will open soon