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JAMES SUCKLING: "Plenty of ripe berry and currant character with some freshly cut black cherries. Hints of chocolate. Medium body with firm tannins and a flavorful finish. Yet all in reserve. Crunchy."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "One of the finest vintages to date for this estate, possibly eclipsing the 2016, the 2022 Château Fleur Cardinale offers a medium to full-bodied, seamless, incredibly elegant and balanced profile that brings beautiful richness in its ripe black raspberry and cassis fruits as well as some spicy, floral, and herbal nuances. Balanced and nicely concentrated, with ripe tannins, it does everything right in the vintage. (Tasted two times.)"
95
FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, tintig, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zartte Randaufhellung. Verhalten, feine Edelholznuancen, schwarze Waldbeeren, dunkle Kirschen, tabakige Würze ist unterlegt. Komplex, süße Kirschen, reife Pflaumen, feiner Säurebogen, dunkles Nugat, bleibt haften, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Dark in color, the wine is rich, concentrated, dense, lush, and packed with toasty oak, black plums, licorice, and espresso. Sweet, long, and round, with a chocolate covered black cherry filled finish. The blend is 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. All that extra Cabernet really makes a difference adding more freshness, complexity, and individuality. Drink from 2025-2042."
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DECANTER: "Floral flecks with ripe black fruits on the nose. Straight and linear, concentrated but kept in check by fine and firm tannins that keep the frame relatively narrow and focused from start to finish. Nice purity and clarity of elements with cool blueberries alongside slate, liquorice and crushed stones giving the mineral nuance. Still has tension so you're not getting much width at this point but everything is presented so nicely and formally, all in its place with high acidity making it such an appealing, friendly and drinkable wine. Great stuff from this estate that continues to impress. Yield 38hl/ha. Harvest 19-30 September. Ageing 12-14 months, 72% new French oak barrels, 18% one wine, 7% 30hl foudres, 3% 750l amphora. 3.6pH. Bee friendly. Jean-Philippe fort consultant."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: „The 2022 Fleur Cardinale is a blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, it gallops out with energetic notes of stewed black plums, kirsch, and blackberry pie, followed by wafts of violets, dark chocolate, and star anise. The full-bodied palate is concentrated, packed with black fruit preserves, and framed by ripe, rounded tannins, finishing long and with just enough freshness."
17,5
WEINWISSER: "Zurückhaltendes rotbeeriges Bouquet, getrockneter Rosmarin und Red Currantdrops. Am festen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, nerviger Rasse und sehnigem Körper. Im gebündelten Finale roter Johannisbeernektar, dunkler Graphit und feinmürbe Adstringenz. 2029 – 2045."
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VINUM: "Kompakt und sehr dicht, perfekt eingebundenes Tannin, erfreuliche und lobenswerte Balance von Extrakt und Alkohol; durch und durch gelungen, wird seinen ausgezeichneten Terroir gerecht - eine helle Freude."
