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Château Fleur Cardinale 2007
Classicism & Pugnacity
![Un verre de Château Fleur Cardinale - © M. Johnson](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC0125-2.jpg)
Identity
Blend:
- 75% Merlot
- 15% Cabernet Franc
- 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcoholic degree: 13,5°
![La vigne - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_0853-2.jpg)
Weather conditions
Spring was warmer than normal, causing early flowering.
The summer that followed was relatively cool, and marked by a lack of sunshine.
On the other hand, the months of September and October were beautiful and sunny, with alternating hot days and cool nights, and we harvested at perfect ripeness.
![Le temps des vendanges - © J. Buchholtz](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Fleur-Cardinale_2012-10_79-2.jpg)
Harvest
- 11 > 29 October 2007
- Yields: 35 hl / ha
- Production: 78 000 bottles
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Tasting suggestions
- Optimal tasting period: 2011 – 2020.
- Today: place the wine one hour in a carafe before the tasting.
- Serving temperature : 17-18°C.
![Une bouteille de Fleur Cardinale 2015 - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1285.jpg)
Personality characteristics
The 2007 vintage is synonymous of:
- Classicism
- Pugnacity
- Patience
- Discovery
![Vin et musique - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1324-2.jpg)
Soundtrack
- Rock : Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure
- Soul & Funk : Green Onions – Booker T. & the MG ‘s
- Français : Lettre A France – Michel Polnareff
- Jazz : Beyond The Sea – Halie Loren
Reviews for this vintage
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BASSIN MAGAZINE
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BETTANE & DESSEAUVE
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FALSTAFF
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GREAT BORDEAUX WINES, IZAK LITWAR
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GUIDE HACHETTE
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INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR, STEPHEN TANZER
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JOURNAL D'UN PASSIONNÉ DE LA RIVE DROITE, DANIEL SÉRIOT
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LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE
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LE FIGARO VINS, BERNARD BURTSCHY
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JACQUES PERRIN
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PERSWIJN
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JANCIS ROBINSON
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JEAN-MARC QUARIN
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THE WINE ADVOCATE, ROBERT PARKER
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, JEFF LEVE
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WINE SPECTATOR, JAMES SUCKLING
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