Château Fleur Cardinale St. Emilion 2020

"The 2020 Fleur Cardinale is elegant and refined from the first taste. Bright red berry fruit, spice, blood orange and cedar lend terrific brightness. In 2020 Fleur Cardinale is elegant, polished and restrained. All the elements come together so gracefully. I imagine the 2020 will flesh out a bit over time. Today, it is a bit restrained, but that is not at all a bad thing. A second bottle was even better. The 2020 could very well turn out to be a jewel of a wine."
92-94/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2028 - 2040

"Composed of 77% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, with an alcohol of 14.5% and a pH of 3.57, the deep purple-black colored 2020 Fleur Cardinale bursts from the glass with powerful notes of crushed blackberries, stewed black plums and Morello cherries, plus suggestions of star anise, pencil shavings and black truffles. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock-full of softly textured, juicy black fruits, countered by fantastic tension, finishing with great length and loads of earthy layers."
93-95+/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2025-2045

"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezenter Ockerrand. Zart tabakig unterlegte schwarze Waldbeeren, Nuancen von Kirschen, frische Blaubeeren, angenehmer Edelholzanklang. Saftig, gute Komplexität und Frische, integrierte Tannine, mineralisch-zitroniger Touch im Abgang, salziger Nachhall, besitzt Länge und Entwicklungspotenzial."
93-95/100 Punkte

"Vivid and lively with blackberries, earth and some flowers. It’s full and layered with tannins that spread across the palate. Broader form to this young Bordeaux. Lots of tannins at the end."
95-96/100 Punkte