2012 Château Fleur Cardinale

Community Tasting Notes (114) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  4/16/2024 - egoya Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opened my last OWC. PnP. Wine needed 10 minutes to open up and was then for the whole evening on the same high level as all our previous bottles. Excellent chateau, excellent vintage.

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  3/17/2024 - Stufonhead Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Good from the outset. Hope this doesn't mean my wine has aged faster than others' but it was almost best right out of the bottle. Well at least it was the most dynamic and maximally flavored. On the fresh side and with medium plus acidity that was nice. Through the first hour of sipping slowly it brought out new aromas and evolving flavor with softening of the tannins. Then maybe in its 2nd hour, it closed down, only emitting a forest floor. Then an hour later it got crisp again with the red fruits and acidity coming back stronger. I dunno. Def enjoyed it. Will prob try it the same way within the year and then decide which way this is going OR give it 3 hours of air so I can skip that closed down phase and enjoy it from the second sip.

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  3/16/2024 - Stl Buckeyes Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Very good

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  2/6/2024 - Chris Giammona Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Combination of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, it is dark in color and flavors of black currants, dark plums, graphite, tobacco, and cocoa. Full-bodied, mellow tannins with a long, smooth finish. Still has plenty of earth tones and depth to this wine.

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  12/24/2023 - pdxwinefan Likes this wine:

  More cabernet notes than expected. Some brightness, vegetal notes, cherry. Really enjoyable and great QPR.

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