
Château Fleur Cardinale 2014
Optimism & Courage

Identity
Blend:
- 70% Merlot
- 25% Cabernet Franc
- 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcoholic degree: 14°

Weather conditions
The beginning of the year was rainy and wet.
The weather conditions became perfect again at the end of August. Then an Indian summer stretched until the end of October and allowed us to optimize the maturity of the three grape varieties.
The year was particularly successful for the Cabernets Francs.

Harvest
- 9 > 24 October 2014
- Yields: 37 hl / ha
- Production: 96 000 bottles

Tasting suggestions
- Optimal tasting period: 2018 – 2035.
- Today: place the wine three hours in a carafe before the tasting, or keep it in the cellar.
- Serving temperature: 17-18°C.

Personality characteristics
The 2014 vintage is synonymous of:
- Optimism
- Courage
- Inspiration
- Daydream

Soundtrack
- Rock : All Right Now – Free
- Soul & Funk : Son Of A Preacher Man – Aretha Franklin
- Français : Osez Joséphine – Alain Bashung
Jazz : Your Heart Is As Black As Night – Melody Gardot
Reviews for this vintage

ANDREAS LARSSON

B MY BORDEAUX, CHRISTER BYKLUM

BETTANE & DESSEAUVE

DECANTER, JANE ANSON

GAULT & MILLAU

GREAT WINES FROM BORDEAUX, IZAK LITWAR

JACQUES PERRIN

JAMES SUCKLING

JANCIS ROBINSON

JANCIS ROBINSON, JULIA HARDING

JANE ANSON

JEAN-MARC QUARIN

JOURNAL D'UN PASSIONNÉ DE LA RIVE DROITE, DANIEL SÉRIOT

LE FIGARO VINS, BERNARD BURTSCHY

LE MONDE, LAURE GASPAROTTO

MARKUS DEL MONEGO, MW

PERSWIJN

THE WINE ADVOCATE, NEAL MARTIN

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, JEFF LEVE

THE WINE DOCTOR, CHRIS KISSACK

THE WINE ENTHUSIAST, ROGER VOSS

VERT DE VIN, JONATHAN CHOUKROUN CHICHEPORTICHE

VINO MAGAZINE

VINOUS, ANTONI GALLONI

VINUM

WINE SPECTATOR, JAMES MOLESWORTH

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