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Château Fleur Cardinale 2011
Surprise & Hedonism
![Un verre de Château Fleur Cardinale - © M. Johnson](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC0125-2.jpg)
Identity
Blend:
- 70% Merlot
- 15% Cabernet Franc
- 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcoholic degree: 15°
![La vigne - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_0853-2.jpg)
Weather conditions
In the spring, we would have thought in summer, with a hot and very dry weather.
The freshness of July and August came restored balance.
The harvest was early, and took place during a beautiful Indian summer.
![Le temps des vendanges - © J. Buchholtz](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Fleur-Cardinale_2012-10_79-2.jpg)
Harvest
- 30 September > 20 October 2011
- Yields: 30 hl / ha
- Production: 75 000 bottles
![Ludovic carafant une bouteille de Château Fleur Cardinale - © M. Johnson](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC0118.jpg)
Tasting suggestions
- Optimal tasting period: 2015 – 2024.
- Today: place the wine two hours in a carafe before the tasting, or keep it in the cellar.
- 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 2011 vintage is synonymous of:
- Surprise
- Independance
- Ambition
- Hedonism
![Vin et musique - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1324-2.jpg)
Accord vin et musique
- Rock : Roadhouse Blues – The Doors
- Soul & Funk : Sweet Rewards – The Buttshakers
- Français : Le Boomerang – Serge Gainsbourg
Jazz : Too Darn Hot – Ella Fitzgerald
Reviews for this vintage
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B MY BORDEAUX, CHRISTER BYKLUM
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BETTANE & DESSEAUVE
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YVES BECK
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DECANTER, JAMES LAWTHER
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DECANTER, JANE ANSON
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FALSTAFF
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GREAT BORDEAUX WINES, IZAK LITWAR
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GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS
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JOURNAL D'UN PASSIONNÉ DE LA RIVE DROITE, DANIEL SÉRIOT
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ANDREAS LARSSON
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LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE, ANTOINE GERBELLE
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LE FIGARO VINS, BERNARD BURTSCHY
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LE MONDE, ANTOINE GERBELLE
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LE POINT
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JACQUES PERRIN
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JANCIS ROBINSON, JULIA HARDING
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JEAN-MARC QUARIN
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JAMES SUCKLING
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TERRE DE VINS, METHIEU DOUMENGE
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THE WINE ADVOCATE, ROBERT PARKER
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THE WINE ENTHUSIAST, ROGER VOSS
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER,JEFF LEVE
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VERT DE VIN, JONATHAN CHOUKROUN CHICHEPORTICHE
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WINE SPECTATOR, JAMES MOLESWORTH
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