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2009 Château Fleur Cardinale St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2009
Château Fleur Cardinale  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
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A true wine of pleasure with its layers of ripe, black plums, dark chocolate, licorice, smoke, espresso, and cherries. The wine is plush, polished, and long, leaving you with a richly textured, fruit-packed finish. Popped and poured, the wine is ready to go.

A true wine of pleasure with its layers of ripe, black plums, dark chocolate, licorice, smoke, espresso, and cherries. The wine is plush, polished, and long, leaving you with a richly textured, fruit-packed finish. Popped and poured, the wine is ready to go.

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Just a pop and a pour is all this needs to get going. The chocolate covered, dark cherries, licorice, smoke and juicy array of plums are al wrapped up in a plush, opulent finish that is ready to go. If you can keep your hands off this beauty, the truffle notes found in the background will come on much stronger.

Just a pop and a pour is all this needs to get going. The chocolate covered, dark cherries, licorice, smoke and juicy array of plums are al wrapped up in a plush, opulent finish that is ready to go. If you can keep your hands off this beauty, the truffle notes found in the background will come on much stronger.

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Round, opulent, forward and loaded with chocolate covered black cherries, plums, licorice, espresso and smoke, this lushly textured wine really delivers the goods.

Round, opulent, forward and loaded with chocolate covered black cherries, plums, licorice, espresso and smoke, this lushly textured wine really delivers the goods.

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Luscious, sensuous, opulent, perfectly ripe, inky, dark fruits. Gobs of black licorice, dark chocolate, smoke and espresso also show up for the party. The wine is long, concentrated, deep and mouth filling. This wine of pleasure has the ability to age and evolve. And the best part is, this is still available at a fair price too! What more can you ask for?

Luscious, sensuous, opulent, perfectly ripe, inky, dark fruits. Gobs of black licorice, dark chocolate, smoke and espresso also show up for the party. The wine is long, concentrated, deep and mouth filling. This wine of pleasure has the ability to age and evolve. And the best part is, this is still available at a fair price too! What more can you ask for?

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Lush, opulent, sweet, ripe fruits, licorice, chocolate and earth, with hedonistic textures are already available, if you like your wines young.

Lush, opulent, sweet, ripe fruits, licorice, chocolate and earth, with hedonistic textures are already available, if you like your wines young.

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Opulent, rich, concentrated and plush, the chocolate covered plums, cherries and truffle notes with that fresh kick of boysneberry are hard to resist. Still, its best days are in the future.

Opulent, rich, concentrated and plush, the chocolate covered plums, cherries and truffle notes with that fresh kick of boysneberry are hard to resist. Still, its best days are in the future.

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From a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, fennel, dark chocolate covered boysenberry, plum and spice aromas, full bodied, silky, round and rich in texture, the wine ends with sweet, fleshy, juicy, licorice, spice and plums.

From a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, fennel, dark chocolate covered boysenberry, plum and spice aromas, full bodied, silky, round and rich in texture, the wine ends with sweet, fleshy, juicy, licorice, spice and plums.

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2009 Fleur Cardinale, 70% merlot, 20% cabernet franc, and 10% cabernet sauvignon, offers a nose of kirsch, black raspberry, espresso, and jammy blackberries. Full bodied, rich, and ripe, this wine finishes with sweet black cherries, licorice, mocha, and spice. 91-94 Pts

2009 Fleur Cardinale, 70% merlot, 20% cabernet franc, and 10% cabernet sauvignon, offers a nose of kirsch, black raspberry, espresso, and jammy blackberries. Full bodied, rich, and ripe, this wine finishes with sweet black cherries, licorice, mocha, and spice. 91-94 Pts

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When to Drink Chateau Fleur Cardinale, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Fleur Cardinale is better with at least 6-9 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 1-2 hours or more.

This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Fleur Cardinale offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 8-22 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Chateau Fleur Cardinale with Wine and Food Pairings

Chateau Fleur Cardinale is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Fleur Cardinale is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Fleur Cardinale is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

Secret de Cardinale was an early effort at producing wine from 100% Merlot. The wine came from their clay and limestone soils and was aged in 100% new, French oak barrels for an average of 13 months. The final vintage for Secret de Cardinal was 2012. The wine is no longer being produced. The vines are now being used for the production of Fleur Cardinale.

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