Château Croix Cardinale 2016
#Delicious #Blackcurrant
Identity
Blend:
- 72% Merlot
- 8% Cabernet Franc
Alcoholic degree: 14.5°
Weather conditions
The first months of the year were very rainy.
Flowering took place well, during a favorable window.
Ideal conditions in July gave rise to a quick and consistent veraison.
The month of August was particularly dry.
A saving rain revived the vines in mid-September.
Harvest
- 21 October
- Yields: 38 hl / ha
- Production: 16 000 bottles
Tasting suggestions
- Optimal tasting period: 2019 – 2030.
- Today: to be kept in the cellar.
- Serving temperature : 17-18°C.
Hashtags of the vintage
#fruit #blackberry #blackcurrant #spices #delicious #lush#fresh #smooth #velvet #tension
Soundtrack
Enjoy a glass of Château Croix Cardinale 2016 while listening to the tune Roots by Alice Merton.
Reviews for this vintage
B MY BORDEAUX, CHRISTER BYKLUM
YVES BECK
BETTANE & DESSEAUVE
JEAN-MARC QUARIN
JAMES SUCKLING
THE WINE ADVOCATE, NEIL MARTIN
THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, JEFF LEVE
VERT DE VIN, JONATHAN CHOUKROUN CHICHEPORTICHE
ANTONIO GALLONI, VINOUS
WINE SPECTATOR, JAMES MOLESWORTH
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