2016 Château Fleur Cardinale
Community Tasting Note
WojteG Likes this wine:
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 2 weeks ago I had a 2004 vintage and I liked it 93 points.
How about this younger family member. 3 hours in the decanter 🕙⏰🕐
Well,wine like this makes me realize that I don't know much about wine. Powerful complicated, complex.
Judging by aromas I would say it was Right Bank CS. But this is 78%M, 18% CF and just 8% CS! But sweet aromas of black cherry, plum, and blackberry are dominant here. Smoke, tobacco, earth, spice, cassis, vanilla and who knows what else...red cherry for sure.
Taste? Very juicy and fruity
Again - black fruits, minerals, black chocolate and who knows what else.
I lost it, but it's delicious with an incredibly long finish - not too sweet, not too dry.
Balance, balance, balance.
2016 vintage in St.Emilien got 96 points according to the WA Vintage Guide. Extraordinary!
Wine?
JD - 95
JS - 94
Jeff Leve - 95/94( tasted twice)
RP - 93
CT - 93
Vinous - 93
Jean - Marc Quarin - 93
Decanter - 92
WS - 92
WE - 92
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Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
4/5/2024 4:55:00 PM - You don’t need Professional tasters to tell you if a wine is good/great or not. You figured this out for yourself. Fleur Cardinale is a great QPR wine always. There are many others in StE.
Comment posted by WojteG:
4/6/2024 7:44:00 AM - I agree!
But when I know nothing about a wine I need some "reference points" to make sure my money are no wasted 🙂
Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
4/6/2024 8:48:00 AM - Understood. There are several CT folks whose reviews I trust and rely on at times. Also in good vintages most Chateau that you know will be good if you’ve liked them in other vintages. Cheers !!