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Château Fleur Cardinale 2012
Audace & Éclat
![Un verre de Château Fleur Cardinale - © M. Johnson](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC0125-2.jpg)
Identity
Blend:
- 75% Merlot
- 20% Cabernet Franc
- 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcoholic degree: 14°
![La vigne - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_0853-2.jpg)
Weather conditions
The beginning of the year was particularly rainy.
A dry summer then extended from mid-July to the end of September, making it possible to catch up and optimize the maturities of the three grape varieties.
It is a year when Merlot is the most successful grape, thanks to a maturity that began early.
![Le temps des vendanges - © J. Buchholtz](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Fleur-Cardinale_2012-10_79-2.jpg)
Harvest
- 22 October > 3 November
- Yields: 37 hl / ha
- Production: 103 000 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: 2017 – 2030.
- Today: place the wine three 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 2012 vintage is synonymous of:
- Freedom
- Brightness
- Trust
- Timelessness
![Vin et musique - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1324-2.jpg)
Soundtrack
- Rock : I’m Going Home – Ten Years After
- Soul & Funk : Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
- Français : Résiste – France Gall
- Jazz : A Sunday Kind Of Love – Etta James
Reviews for this vintage
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B MY BORDEAUX, CHRISTER BYKLUM
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YVES BECK
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BETTANE & DESSEAUVE
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DECANTER, JAMES LAWTHER
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DECANTER, JANE ANSON
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FALSTAFF
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FORBES, TOM MULLEN
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GAULT & MILLAU
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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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LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE
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ANDREAS LARSSON
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LE FIGARO VINS, BERNARD BURTSCHY
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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, MATHIEU DOUMENGE
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THE WINE ADVOCATE, ROBERT PARKER
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, JEFF LEVE
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THE WINE PATRIOT, ANTOON LAURENT
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VERT DE VIN, JONATHAN CHOUKROUN CHICHEPORTICHE
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VINOUS, ANTONIO GALLONI
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VINUM
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VVWINE, SIMON MAISSEN
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WINE SPECTATOR, JAMES MOLESWORTH
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