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Château Fleur Cardinale 2024

Name: Château Fleur Cardinale 2024
Brand: Château Fleur Cardinale
SKU: 1603/2024
Price: 64.55499999999999 SGD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.71 (558 reviews)

Grand cru classe -

Bordeaux

Saint-Emilion

- Red - See details

Parker | 86-88

J. Suckling | 93-94

Vinous - A. Galloni | 90-93

The Wine Independent | 90-92

Alexandre Ma | 92-94

Vinous Neal Martin | 90-92

$70.30 Ex shipping, duty & GST

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$70.30 / Unit

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Packaging : 1 Bottle (75cl)

1 x 75CL

$70.30

6 x 75CL

$387.33

1 x 3L

$333.72

En Primeur Wines – delivery in early 2027

Guaranteed provenanceWines sourced directly from the producing estates

ALL VINTAGES OF THIS WINE

All Château Fleur Cardinale wines

Marks and reviews

/100

Vinum

Bright ruby red, with floral notes over raspberry and elderberry; gripping on the palate, well-structured, crisp fruit, silky tannins, the wine shows precision and length, echoing with red-fruited notes on the finish. A safe bet with good ageing potential.

/100

Decanter

Fragrant and expressive, with a super lively, open-knit nose full of floral and red-fruit scents. Smooth and creamy, it has instant charm, clearly ripe fruit with hints of both sweetness and tension, creating interplay between vibrancy and structure. Serious yet fun. It shows clarity and purity with a well-honed overall expression. Very complete. Elegant and balanced. Packed with flavour.

/100

Le Figaro Vin

All the tenderness and aromas of a handful of flowers combining old rose, wisteria, and iris in a charming bouquet, before red fruits—especially raspberry—bring their delicious juiciness. This aromatic duality carries onto the palate with a very straight and fresh texture, full of energy and notes of redcurrant and wild strawberry. Silky tannins accompany the tasting from start to finish, and the finale proves particularly persistent, with lovely bitters.

/100

Vertdevin

Lovely nose with fruit, a certain depth, beautiful purity of fruit, elegance, a chiselled edge and a fine grain. It reveals notes of pulpy/fleshy blackcurrant, shiny black cherry and, more subtly, lilac and camphor, accompanied by touches of crushed red plum, fine hints of cornflower and sweet spices, a subtle hint of Bourbon vanilla and a touch of cinnamon. The palate is beautifully textured, sapid, gourmet, velvety, offering good definition, precision, purity, brightness, relief, and a chiselled character. Lovely soft, gourmand mid-palate. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackcurrant and violet, and more subtly lilac, with touches of juicy purple plum, hints of roasted-juicy red berries, fine hints of anise and cardamom, and a subtle touch of toast. The tannins are supple. Rounded finesse. A lovely seductive character brought by Cabernet Franc.

Description

Characteristics and Tasting Advice of Château Fleur Cardinale 2024

Tasting

Color
This wine captivates with the finesse of its Nose, where aromas of dark berries, iris and graphite intertwine, heightened by a touch of sweet spices, red plum and fresh almond skin.

Nose
On the Palate, the attack, both clear and delicate, opens onto an ample and silky mid-palate, driven by intense Morello cherry flavors. The tannic structure, elegant and refined, reflects the full nobility of the terroir. The finish, long and savory, reveals subtle iodized notes, a promise of a bright future for this wine with a pronounced character.

The structure and richness of a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The Estate

Le Château Fleur Cardinale, located in Saint-Émilion, was acquired in 2001 by Dominique and Florence Decoster, former porcelain industrialists. Quickly promoted to Grand Cru Classé in 2006, the estate covers 26.55 hectares of clay-limestone soils. The family management, with Caroline and Ludovic Decoster, ensures innovative continuity. Committed to exemplary environmental practices, the estate has been certified Haute Valeur Environnementale since 2016. The exceptional terroir and oenological expertise guarantee high-quality wines.

The Vineyard

The vineyard of Château Fleur Cardinale covers 26.55 hectares of clay-limestone soils typical of Saint-Émilion. The vines have an average age of 31 years.

Winemaking and Aging

Manual harvest in small crates is followed by rigorous sorting in the vineyard. Destemming then density sorting before a final manual sort. Gravity filling into the vats. Short pre-fermentation cold maceration under inert gas protection. Integral vinification in 20 truncated conical vats and 12 temperature-controlled vats. Extraction by pump-overs. Gentle maceration at the end of fermentation. Aging was conducted in French oak barrels (36% new, 20% one-wine), in new demi-muids (25%), in 30 hl foudres (10%), in 500 L one-wine barrels (7%) and in amphorae (2%).

Blend
70% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 10% cabernet sauvignon.

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