2005 Fleur Cardinale St. Emilion Grand Cru (Bordeaux)

Smooth creme de cassis, sensuous cedar and delicate white flower are the characteristics of this full bodied rich bordeaux punctuated with moderate tannin.

Tasting notes from The Wine Cellar Insider:

2005 Château Fleur Cardinale

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   "Deep in color with a perfume that pops from the glass with notes of licorice, chocolate, blackberry liqueur, stone, smoke, espresso and plums. Rich, opulent, concentrated and flamboyant in texture, this sexy St. Emilion is offering a lot of pleasure today. Still primary, because the tannins are ripe and plush, it's worth opening a bottle today to experience its lush qualities.

   
   

   94 points - Tasted Sep 20, 2011

   
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   With swirling and coaxing, juicy black plums, jammy blackberries, coco, licorice and kirsch greet your nose. This concentrated wine fills your mouth with pleasure ending with a long opulent, sensation of rich, chocolate covered dark pit fruits, cassis and fennel. Another 5-7 years will add a lot of complexity and texture to this wine.

   
   

   94 points - Tasted Mar 6, 2010

   
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   Already approachable due to its sexy style, this concentrated wine is filled with dark berries, blue fruit, licorice, chocolate and spice. With the structure to age, this will add complexities with a few more years of bottle age.

   
   

   94 points - Tasted Jul 2, 2008"

   
   

Value: $75.00