![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_9913-2-1.jpg)
Château Fleur Cardinale 2013
Patience & Sincerity
![Un verre de Château Fleur Cardinale - © M. Johnson](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC0125-2.jpg)
Identity
Blend:
- 65% Merlot
- 25% Cabernet Franc
- 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcoholic degree: 13°
![La vigne - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_0853-2.jpg)
Weather conditions
The rainy and wet start of the year disrupted flowering and led to a significant yield reduction.
Then, a normal summer cleaned up the situation.
The harvest took place under difficult weather conditions, requiring a meticulous precision and selection.
![Le temps des vendanges - © J. Buchholtz](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Fleur-Cardinale_2012-10_79-2.jpg)
Harvest
- 15 > 23 October 2013
- Yieds: 17 hl / ha
- Production: 32 800 bottles
![Ludovic carafant une bouteille de Château Fleur Cardinale - © M. Johnson](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC0118.jpg)
Tasting suggestion
- Optimal tasting period: 2017 – 2025.
- 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 2013 vintage is synonymous of:
- Patience
- Sincerity
- Attention
- Reason
![Vin et musique - © C. Decoster, Château Fleur Cardinale](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1324-2.jpg)
Soundtrack
- Rock : The Passenger – Iggy Pop
- Soul & Funk : Superstition – Steve Wonder
- Français : Message Personnel – Françoise Hardy
- Jazz : I’m A Fool to Want You – Billie Holiday
Reviews for this vintage
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drapeau_Suède.png)
ANDREAS LARSSON
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/norway-flag-round-small.png)
B MY BORDEAUX, CHRISTER BYKLUM
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
BETTANE & DESSEAUVE
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-kingdom-flag-round-small.png)
DECANTER, JAMES LAWTHER
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/austria-flag-round-small.png)
FALSTAFF
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
GAULT & MILLAU
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/switzerland-flag-round-small.png)
JACQUES PERRIN
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-states-of-america-flag-round-small.png)
JAMES SUCKLING
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-kingdom-flag-round-small.png)
JANCIS ROBINSON, RICHARD HEMMING
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
JEAN-MARC QUARIN
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
JOURNAL D'UN PASSIONNÉ DE LA RIVE DROITE, DANIEL SÉRIOT
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE, ANTOINE GERBELLE
LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE, PIERRE CITERNE
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
LE FIGARO VINS, BERNARD BURTSCHY
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/germany-flag-round-small.png)
MARKUS DEL MONEGO, MW
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
TERRE DE VINS, MATHIEU DOUMENGE
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-states-of-america-flag-round-small.png)
THE WINE ADVOCATE, NEAL MARTIN
THE WINE ADVOCATE, ROBERT PARKER
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-states-of-america-flag-round-small.png)
THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, JEFF LEVE
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-kingdom-flag-round-small.png)
THE WINE DOCTOR, CHRIS KISSACK
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/france-flag-round-small.png)
THE WINE PATRIOT, ANTOON LAURENT
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-states-of-america-flag-round-small.png)
VINOUS, ANTONIO GALLONI
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/switzerland-flag-round-small.png)
VINUM
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/united-states-of-america-flag-round-small.png)
WINE SPECTATOR, JAMES MOLESWORTH
![](https://fleurcardinale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/switzerland-flag-round-small.png)
YVES BECK
Fleur Cardinale vintages
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2023Depth & Delicacy
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2022Intensity & Lengthening
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2021Class & Depth
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2020Complexity & Achievement
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2019Brightness & Enthusiasm
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2018Precision & Ambition
-
CHÂTEAU
FLEUR CARDINALE
2016Perseverance & Daring
-
CHÂTEAU
FLEUR CARDINALE
2017Rarity & Excellence
-
CHÂTEAU
FLEUR CARDINALE
2015Serenity & Magnetism
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2014Optimism & Courage
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2012Freedom & Brightness
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2011Surprise & Hedonism
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2010Charism & Refinement
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2009Spontaneity & Generosity
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2008Sincerity & Sensitivity
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2007Classicism & Pugnacity
-
Château
Fleur Cardinale
2006Determination & Honesty