Château Fleur Cardinale 2025
St-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£186.00
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Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: % | Closure: Cork |
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| Grapes: 77% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon | |
Critic scores
92-94 NM, 92-94 AG, 94-95 JS, 93-95 JD, 93-95 LPB, 93 JA, 94 DC, 93-95 DB
Critic reviews
"The 2025 Fleur Cardinale is the best cuvée from the Decoster family this vintage. Very well defined on the nose, a mélange of red and black fruit, violet and iodine, there is a purity of fruit that is quite sensual. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, quite intense and a little more peppery than the Croix Cardinale, with gentle grip and a lingering finish. Give it three or four years and you will have a fine Saint-Émilion."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Fleur Cardinale offers an intriguing mix of intense, dark-red-toned fruit and cooling savory/mineral undertones. Plum, mocha, espresso, licorice, dried herbs and rose petal flesh out in the glass, adding layers of dynamic energy and intensity. Bracing saline notes underpin the long, sustained finish. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Vines from the north-facing slope of this excellent estate, compelling grip and character. They do such a good job of harnessing power, and delivering it as precision and lift. It's a wine that is full of bristling promise, and one to check back in on over ageing - blackberry, crayon, pomegranate, will soften and widen further over the next year in barrel. Harvest September 8 to 22. 50% new oak. 40 hl/ha yield."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Fleur Cardinale offers an intriguing mix of intense, dark-red-toned fruit and cooling savory/mineral undertones. Plum, mocha, espresso, licorice, dried herbs and rose petal flesh out in the glass, adding layers of dynamic energy and intensity. Bracing saline notes underpin the long, sustained finish. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Vines from the north-facing slope of this excellent estate, compelling grip and character. They do such a good job of harnessing power, and delivering it as precision and lift. It's a wine that is full of bristling promise, and one to check back in on over ageing - blackberry, crayon, pomegranate, will soften and widen further over the next year in barrel. Harvest September 8 to 22. 50% new oak. 40 hl/ha yield."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com