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• bignbold Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 21, 2015 - This was an interesting bottle. I shared with a few wine friends and we all came to the same conclusion. We initially decanted and had a 1/4 glass for first impressions. The fruit was nice and there was an interesting hint of moss or truffle...mixed with earth (I call it dust bunnies), dark berries, and cocoa. We decided to let the wine open up a little and came back to it 90 minutes later. Talk about a change. It had opened up and had become considerably more balanced. I highly suggest anyone trying the 2012 show some restraint and give it a solid 90 minute decant. Overall, I give it a 92, with some upside in 3-5 years. If you want an interesting comparison, try tasting along side of the 2011 Fleur Cardinale. The differences are not slight whatsoever.

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• Caroline Decoster commented:

  4/30/15, 3:51 AM - Hello,
  Thanks for your very interesting comments abour our wines. In fact, we've opened a new section on our website with our own suggestions as to the best moment to open our bottles and fully enjoy each vintage: http://www.fleurcardinale.com/en/vins/nos-conseils/
  Do not hesitate to visit it ;-)
  Wishing you many other great tastings with our wines.
  Caroline Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale

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