La Fleur Cardinale: Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe 2025

Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe 2025

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Merlot 77%, Cabernet Franc 21%, Cabernet Sauvignon 2%
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Drikkemoden: 2032–2055
Pakket ind i: 12 OHK
velsmagende & krydret
saftig
struktureret
Lobenberg: 94–95/100
Suckling: 94–95/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 93–95+/100
Lisa Perrotti Brown: 93–95/100
Alexandre Ma: 93–95/100
Colin Hay: 93–95/100
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe 2025

94–95
/100

I 2025 med 77 procent Merlot, 21 procent Cabernet Franc og to procent Cabernet Sauvignon. Alkoholindholdet er 13,8 volumenprocent, og pH-værdien er 3,4. Druerne blev høstet fra den 8. til den 22. september. Udbyttet var 40 hektoliter pr. hektar. En meget fin, harmonisk næse! Vilde jordbær og vilde hindbær, utroligt svævende og luftig! Munden er også lækker og elegant, meget rød frugtdrevet. Dette er elegant sammenvævet! Meget fine tanniner ... Terroiret er bare så godt - ligesom naboerne Clos Louie i Castillon, Mangot og Château Valandraud. En meget elegant vin, selv om den ikke er helt stor. Lidt grov bagtil og stadig lidt disharmonisk. Men det kan blive bedre endnu. *** Fleur Cardinale, Valandrauds nabo, ligger i udkanten af Saint Emilion i Castillon. Ejendommen består af knap 30 hektar vinmarker og producerer lidt over 100.000 flasker. Der er 6.000 vinstokke pr. hektar. De er i gennemsnit 40 år gamle. Undergrunden består af kalksten med et lag ler. Omkring halvdelen af vinen modnes i 600 liters demi-muids, 22 procent i nye barriques, 19 procent i et år gamle barriques, otte procent i store fade og tre procent i terracotta-amforaer.

Årsrapporten

2025 vil helt sikkert indtage sin plads blandt de bedste Bordeaux-årgange nogensinde – sammen med 2009, 2016 og 2022 – og er samtidig en af de mest afbalancerede og harmoniske årgange overhovedet. OG den er meget tidligt drikkeklar og charmerende. Sådan skal det være!

94–95
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe

A medium-bodied red with blackberry, cedar and terra cotta character and plenty of subtle fruit and sophistication. Shows excellent potential.

93–95+
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe

Deep purple-hued, the 2025 Château Fleur Cardinale has a remarkably pure, polished, and elegant style. Black raspberries, cassis, currants, tobacco, and graphite all shine on the nose, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a concentrated mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. Based on 77% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon that's being raised in a mix of new and once-used demi-muids and barriques, foudres, and amphora, it checks in at 13.8% alcohol and is a beautiful, elegant, mineral-laced Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé.

93–95
/100

Lisa Perrotti Brown om: Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe

Opulent, Juicy, Black Fruit, Minty, Violets, Licorice, Medium to Full bodied, Refreshing Acidity, Subtle Oak, Grainy Texture, High Tannin, Needs Time

Smagsnotat
93–95
/100

Alexandre Ma om: Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe

Tasting Château Fleur Cardinale 2025 requires a touch of patience. At first opening, slightly excessive toasted notes take brief precedence, but with a gentle swirl, it is as if a curtain is lifted, releasing an outburst of vibrant fruit. Cherry, pomegranate, bayberry, and black plum unfold in an interwoven expression, accompanied by lively hints of cinnamon and star anise that seem to dance around the glass. The clay-limestone terroir brings finely powdered tannins, and, in a vintage shaped by heat, a remarkably lifted acidity that adds brilliance. Then, within its generous body, the wine reveals a flowing, juice-laden clarity, creating a vivid contrast between richness and lightness, making it irresistibly compelling.

Smagsnotat
93–95
/100

Colin Hay om: Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe

(Saint-Émilion; 77% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon; a final yield of 40 hl/ha; 13.8% ABV; tasted twice, the second time at Château de Sales). This is utterly charming and rather beguiling too. It's a little more relaxed, richer and deeper in the mid-palate and more expansive too in frame than Croix Cardinale. The fruit profile too is different, with more red berry notes alongside the darker berries and damsons, but with the same wild herbal and heathery notes too. This sings very eloquently of its terroir and is a great success in the context of the vintage. A wine of eloquence, purity and precision. Fresh, juicy and essentially vibrant.

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La Fleur Cardinale

Chateau La Fleur Cardinale er en af de absolutte high-flyers i St. Emilion-appellationen. I begyndelsen af 1980'erne blev hele produktionen stadig solgt på fade. Det ændrede sig, da vingården blev Asseo-familiens ejendom.

Chateau Fleur Cardinale Grand Cru Classe 2025