Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion 2020 i trækasse

"97 points." - Tastingbook.com
"96 points. Really long, tense and persistent." - James Suckling
"95 points. this is the best Fleur Cardinale I have tasted in a few years." - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
”For sure this is an estate to watch” – Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Flotteste Fleur Cardinale ever? 2020 er i hvert fald den højest ratede på Tastingbook, og heller ikke hos James Suckling har vinen tidligere været bedømt bedre. Stærkt efterspugt - meget få flasker tilbage!  

Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinen i original trækasse.

Fleur Cardinale er beliggende i den nordøstlige del af St.-Émilion, nær Cotes de Castillon. Slottets vinhistorie går tilbage til 1700-tallet, men med familierne Asseo (1982-2001) og Decoster (2001-nu) er Fleur-Cardinale for alvor trådt i karakter. Decoster-familien opførte allerede i 2002 en splinterny fadkælder (chai), og har ikke set sig tilbage siden. Konsulent er naboen, Jean-Luc Thunevin (Valandraud). Investeringerne er betalt tilbage med flotte ratings, og i siden 2006 har Fleur Cardinale haft status af Grand Cru Classé.

Anmeldelser af Château Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion 2020

97/100 Tastingbook.com

96/100 James Suckling
"Attractive aromas of blueberries and mulberries with graphite, dark licorice and crushed stones. Dark chocolate, too. Full-bodied. Impressive quality to the tannin structure that starts gently and glossy and continues to build, gaining power throughout the palate. Deep and dense with a velvety dark-fruited core. Really long, tense and persistent."

95/100 Falstaff
“Deep garnet, purple reflections, opaque core, subtle brightening on the rim. Delicate tobacco and herbal savouriness, an underlay of dark wild berries, black cherries, fine nougat and fine oak notes; overall a rather shy bouquet. Complex, tightly meshed texture, fine fruit expression, supporting, ripe tannins, good freshness, mineral finish and a chocolaty aftertaste. Shows good length and certain ageing potential.”

95/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Deeply colored, the wine struts its chocolate covered, black cherries, plums, licorice, flowers and espresso character with ease. Rich, full, lush and long, the layers of fruit express length, purity, balance and complexity, leaving with a long, supple-textured, fruit-packed finish. As I wrote when tasted in barrel, this is the best Fleur Cardinale I have tasted in a few years. The wine blends 77% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon."

95/100 Vert de Vin Magazine
“On the nose it is aromatic and opulence, a nice finesse of the texture, complexity as well as intensity. It reveals notes of pulpy wild blackcurrant, wild blackberry and more slightly small berries associated with touches of violet, lily, small red fruits (strawberry, cherry) as well as hints of plum blossoms, spices, wet stone/graphite, with discreet hints of tobacco and a subtle hint of pepper (in the background). On the palate is fruity, all in precision / accuracy, racy and offers juiciness, tension, air power / mastered power, a certain purity of the fruit, minerality, a nice definition of the fruit as well as a fruit juicy / fresh / bright, precision, purity as well as gluttony. This wine expresses notes of bright blackcurrant, purple plum and more slightly crushed wild blackberry associated with touches of raspberry, wild berries, violets, plum blossoms as well as hints of tonka bean, cardamom, sweet blond tobacco and discreet hints of Bourbon vanilla bean. Good length. The tannins are precise, structuring, well carried out and offer mellowness.”

95/100 Izak Litwar, Great Bordeaux Wines
“As thrilling as 2019 but a little more precise. Tremendous effort.”

95/100 Christer Byklum
“Fleur Cardinale is confirming a new level with this vintage.”

93-95/100 Robert Parker
"Composed of 77% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, with an alcohol of 14.5% and a pH of 3.57, the deep purple-black colored 2020 Fleur Cardinale bursts from the glass with powerful notes of crushed blackberries, stewed black plums and Morello cherries, plus suggestions of star anise, pencil shavings and black truffles. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock-full of softly textured, juicy black fruits, countered by fantastic tension, finishing with great length and loads of earthy layers."

94+/100 Markus Del Monego MW
“Power and elegance complement each other, a wine with excellent length.”

94/100 Decanter
"A ton of depth and body to this wine, you feel the cool blue fruit of a later-ripening terroir, plenty of tannic grip and bite, curls up with graphite, cigar box, liquorice root and a tiptoe balance of slate and baked earth. Plenty of juicy acidity on the finish, this is precise and elegant with a punch, and continues the run of successful vintages at Fleur Cardinale. A yield of 43hl/ha. 100% new oak. New cellar just finished up at the estate."

94/100 WinesCritic.com
“Vibrant and spicy showing notes of prunes, plums, wild violets and blackberries. Full bodied, elegant and long in the sip showing precision and kindess.”

94/100 The Wine Independent

Om Château Fleur Cardinale

Grand Vin: Château Fleur Cardinale (Grand Cru Classé)
Beliggenhed: St-Émilion 
2. vin: Intuition de Fleur Cardinale
Beplantet areal: 22 ha 
Plantede druesorter: 76% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc og 4 % Cabernet Sauvignon.
Fadmodning: 12-14 mdr. 100 % nye barriquefade