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Red
2010 Château Fleur Cardinale
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2009
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Label borrowed from 2009
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Community Tasting Notes 143
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BernieMSY Likes this wine: 93 points
April 14, 2024 - Nice spell of sweet-edged Black fruit and savory flavors. The tannins have resolved and are well integrated into the overall mix. This one has several good years of drinking ahead of it, but it is in a good place right now for near-term consumption.
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Lord Rodney wrote: 87 points
March 25, 2024 - It’s braking up - this wine seems to continue it’s downward spiral. The plums keep turning into prunes and dried fruits. The palate is the worst though. Drying dark berries and dusty chocolate- even a little harsh. Think this wine was just too extracted and couldn’t handle it. the alcohol is seriously showing up - drink up. This was my 5th bottle out of 6.
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BernieMSY Likes this wine: 93 points
January 14, 2024 - The wine was decanted for two hours prior to tasting.
Deep, deep magenta color.
Integrated dark fruit, with plenty of grippy tannins still present. An incredibly long finish, despite the advanced age of this wine. This one has many many many years of life ahead. It’s delicious now, and continued to develop and improve. I give it at least another 10-15 years of remaining life.1 person found this helpful Comment -
VinDeVie_1 wrote: flawed
November 17, 2023 - I am not 100% sure this was flawed, 1st taste of this, or if a very strong licorice, coffee, and tobacco note on the nose was tricking me into sensing some madeirization. If this was as good as this wine gets I can't complain but if there was a bit of heat damage an undamaged bottle would be fabulous. 91
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jmoon Likes this wine: 92 points
November 3, 2023 - Lost some of the energy of youth as expected. A little hot. Some Good dark fruit, lacks precision or depth.
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By Jane Anson
Château Fleur Cardinale vertical, 10/1/2019 (link)(Château Fleur Cardinale, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Ian D'Agata
May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156 (link)(Chateau Fleur Cardinale Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/4/2011 (link)(Ch Fleur Cardinale St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
11/11/2013 (link) 90 points(Château Fleur Cardinale) Nearly opaque ruby color; baked berry, black currant nose; rich, baked berry, ripe black currant, berry syrup palate; medium finish (70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% alcohol)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type Red
- Producer Château Fleur Cardinale
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 189662000945, 3700274610345, 3760206981011, 3760206981615, 3763306981011
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 139 (2%)
- In Cellars 4,045 (69%)
- Consumed 1,717 (29%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
99% Like It 79 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Fleur Cardinale
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru