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2005 Chateau Fleur Cardinale
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 86 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Grand Cru Classe. In 2018, Château Fleur Cardinal released 'Edition Hard Rock'. In 2019, 'Edition Surf Session'. In 2020, 'Edition Intergalactique'. In 2021, 'Rugby Spirit'. In 2022, 'Edition Extrodinaire'.
Critic tasting note: "Fully developed, the nose opens with black cherries, flowers, cocoa, licorice, and a hint of truffle. The wine is round, lush, and polished with a nice softness to the sweet, cocoa-tinted black cherries and plums in the finish. No decanting needed. Just pop, pour and enjoy. drink from 2022-2030." - 93/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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2005 Bottle (750ml)
Fleur Cardinale 2005, Bordeaux, 750ml
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Fleur Cardinale St. Emilion 2005
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Highlights
- From Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 86 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Fleur Cardinale is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé that has been owned by Florence and Dominique Decoster since 2001. The property was promoted to the rank of Grand Cru Classé in 2006, retaining it in 2012.
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
- Producer Notes
- Château Fleur Cardinale is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé. The more impatient among you can start discovering it four years after the harvest, but in this case it should be decanted for several hours beforehand. For those who are more patient, Château Fleur Cardinale is a wine that ages extremely well. It remains fresh and lively after the first decade and will stay in excellent form for the next ten years, acquiring additional maturity. It will then reach a ripe old age, silently resting, waiting in your cellar.
- Drinking Window
- 2010-2035
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Sauvignon
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked & Amphora Aged
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Dominique Decoster
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Clay and limestone, 6 types of soils: Limestone soil over an Asteria limestone sub-soil. Limestone soil over green marl. Limestone colluvial soils over silty-sandy molasse. Limestone soil over silty-sandy molasse. Clay soil over silty-sandy molasse. Clay-silty-sandy limestone colluviosoils.
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- Harvest Notes
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100% by hand in small crates First sorting in the vineyard, de-stemming of the bunches, sorting by densimetry and then a final manual sorting is done.
- Winemaking
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Tronco-conical stainless steel vats, with temperature-control from top to bottom. Micro-vinification in twenty 500-litre barrels (around 10% of the production).
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- Ageing
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12 to 14 months - new French oak barrels. Ageing old Merlot and Cabernet Franc in two 750 litre Tava amphoras (around 3% of the production).
- Producer Tasting Notes
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A wine with a deep, concentrated colour. The bouquet is equally delightful, with its intense range of aromas dominated by ripe fruit with floral and spicy overtones. This wine is charmingly balanced and generous on the palate with perfectly smooth tannins. The finish is long and aromatic. In short, a wine with an astonishing personality, embodying both power and elegance.
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(1)About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Basque bone-in-sirloin Main Course
- Western
- Lamb with red wine sauce Main Course
- Western
- Galician bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Intense, creamy beef cooked with with red wine
- Western
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2005 vintage
90 / 100
14 scores
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90 - 94
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85 - 89
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80 - 84
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75 - 79
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When to drink: 2010 to 2035
2005 Vintage
Tasted: Oct 2022
Fully developed, the nose opens with black cherries, flowers, cocoa, licorice, and a hint of truffle. The wine is round, lush, and polished with a nice softness to the sweet, cocoa-tinted black cherries and plums in the finish. No decanting needed. Just pop, pour and enjoy. drink from 2022-2030.
2005 Vintage
Tasted: Feb 2015
The nose is complex and elegant. It reveals notes of candied black fruits, cassis, spice and pepper. The palate is fresh, fruity, tense and offers a silky texture. In the mouth it expresses notes of strawberry, raspberry and slight notes of black berry associated with some toasty/woody notes and a touch of coffee / dark chocolate. Tannins are well built, soft and silky. There is small austerity in the mouth provided by the oak. Good length.
2005 Vintage
Tasted: May 2006
Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, in der Nase feines florales Spiel, etwas Lemongrass, Frische vermittelndes Bukett, etwas Cassis. Am Gaumen feste Tanninstruktur, die dem Wein viel Halt gibt, wieder rotbeerig im Finish, zarte Zitrusnoten klingen an, gutes Reifepotenzial.
2005 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 2018
When to drink: 2017 to 2035
2005 Vintage
Tasted: Feb 2008
When to drink: 2016 to 2017
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User Ratings
(13)3.5
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Vintage
Critics Score
Avg. Price (ex-tax)
All
92 / 100
$ 57
2022
93 / 100
$ 50
2021
91 / 100
$ 54
2020
93 / 100
$ 55
2019
93 / 100
$ 52
2018
92 / 100
$ 65
2017
92 / 100
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2016
92 / 100
$ 73
2015
92 / 100
$ 67
2014
90 / 100
$ 54
2013
89 / 100
$ 60
2012
90 / 100
$ 50
2011
89 / 100
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2010
91 / 100
$ 107
2009
91 / 100
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2008
90 / 100
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2007
89 / 100
$ 56
2006
89 / 100
$ 46
2005
90 / 100
$ 86
2004
89 / 100
$ 49
2003
90 / 100
$ 65
2002
88 / 100
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2001
88 / 100
$ 52
2000
88 / 100
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1999
86 / 100
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1998
90 / 100
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1997
85 / 100
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1996
84 / 100
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1995
85 / 100
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1994
84 / 100
$ 65
1993
85 / 100
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1992
82 / 100
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1991
81 / 100
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1990
87 / 100
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1989
89 / 100
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1988
88 / 100
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1987
83 / 100
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1986
85 / 100
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1985
86 / 100
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1983
85 / 100
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Current condition: Ready to drink
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