Mike Sanderson

9.3

Sweet, apple. Really good room temp. — 6 years ago

Laura Allen

9.2

Long week. I’ve been saving this bottle and tonight is the night! Red blends are my favorite and this one does not disappoint. — 7 years ago

Kara Stockman

9.3

Earthy tones, full bodied. Pairs well with steak. Leg breath for an hour before drinking. — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Classified as a Fifth Growth in 1855, is a close neighbor of Château Mouton Rothschild. A blend of 50% Cab Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 12% of Cab Franc & 2% Petit Verdot. A wonderful wine with the higher % of Merlot than usual, ripe fruit, citrus and spice aromas. Cherry, plum and currant flavors with a nice mineral edge, creamy soft tannins, lingering finish ending with a earthy mineral tang. Very Nice! — 8 years ago

Scott Soren

9.2

Fruity and light easy on the pallet. — 9 years ago

Nathan Wegener

9.3

Stunning fruit filled flavour. Good depth and joyous with BBQ pork ribs + apple sweet potato bake! — 9 years ago

Yianni Stone

9.2

Acid (somewhat lactic & volitile), some flesh and lingering silty tannin. A solid expression. Fifth time tasting — 9 years ago

with Haley and Matt

Matthew Sauter

9.4

Delicious! — 6 years ago

In Jin

9.1

This is very good wine for price. Good tanin full body not strong in acid but enjoyable — 6 years ago

Joe F.

8.9

Full bodied with a good amount of spice and dark fruit flavor..,paired well with grilled NY strip steaks with sweet potato. — 7 years ago

with Laurene

Ivona Bors

9.2

Buttery, citrus fruit and luscious anisette — 8 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.3

Cherries, a hint of cocoa, a little funk, a bunch of acid. Pretty darn good. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

On the nose, bright, lean, ripe cherries, dark cherries, strawberries, cranberries, pomegranate juice, vanilla, cinnamon, very light spice, wood shavings, loamy soils, dry stones, and bright red fragrant florals. The mouthfeel is lean for Bordeaux. The tannins are lighter than dusty...so resolved. You can tell this is 70% Merlot & 20% Cab Franc as the cherries are singing in harmony better than the group America on the album "Horse with No Name" or for you kids "Fifth Harmony." The rest of the fruits are equally amazing, bright, lean, ripe; cherries, dark cherries, strawberries, cranberries & pomegranate juice. Vanilla, cinnamon, very light spice, wood shavings, loamy clay soils, dry, crushed, fine powdery rocks, dry stones & bright red roses/florals. This wine is pictured in the dictionary under pure elegance. The soft, round, acidity pours over the palate. The fruit driven finish goes on and on. I'm not sure this is going to continue to improve. I think it has about 5 years of good drinking left. Producer notes...Chateau Fleur Cardinale was purchased by Dominique and Florence Decoster in 2001. Prior to buying their first Bordeaux wine estate, they were in the fine porcelain and China business in the Limoges region of France. Chateau Fleur Cardinale is located next door to Valandraud & Rol Valentin & near Chateau Faugeres. Fleur Cardinale takes its name from the myriad of roses and other flowers that are planted around the estate. The 24.5-hectare St. Emilion vineyard of Fleur Cardinale is planted to 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. The oldest Merlot vines are 60 years old and vineyard average is 40 years. The soils of their terroir are clay over limestone. Since 2013, the vineyard is farmed using organic, self-sustainable techniques. For the vinification, the juice undergoes a cold maceration at 5 degrees Celsius for 5 or 6 days. This is followed by alcoholic fermentation and a warm maceration for 2 to 3 weeks. All the pumping over is done by gravity, which avoids stirring the musts and stressing the yeasts. Chateau Fleur Cardinale is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. It is also good paired with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta. Photos of, the Chateau and estate vines, beautiful fruit waiting to be delivered to the Chateau and pressed, the gate entrance and barrel room. The 05 vintage is as beautiful as advertised and drinking better than the 2000's I've had in the last two years. This 05 is a steal for just under $50 when I purchased it in 2007.
#SteakandClaretNight — 9 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2020/5/5 with grilled lamb leg heart from a Lulu Peyraud / Richard Olney recipe and grilled zucchini. This certainly had the inimitable Northern Rhone bottle bouquet going, though it’s also quite lithe and red fruited, as opposed to deep and dark, with prominent acidity. It reminds you of the diversity in Northern Rhone terroirs - and that (if I recall) the Chance estate St. Jospeh is from relatively young vines — 6 years ago

Cho Oyu

9.2

Cinquiemes Cru, Fifth growth Margaux very supple and approachable. I always pick a wine with the Chateau depicted on the label. Shows they are proud. Sir Winston Pub, Lille, France — 7 years ago

Austyn Biggers

9.9

Good consistent vodka — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Fifth of our seven year vertical tonight....Scratch that the 2014 came out too.

Deep ruby red. Lovely nose with floral spices, blackberries, aniseed and graphite. Medium plus tannins (7.5/10) a bit more than the previous vintages. Medium plus to full bodied. Notes of gravel, dark baking spices and black bramble berries. Long and lingering finish, a touch dry too. Drink till 2025. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Tim Marino

8.9

Delightful wine. Fruity but not over the top. Mild tannins. Well balanced. Enjoyed with leg of lamb. Long interesting finish. — 9 years ago

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

8.9

Kind of a intense nose with caramel, sweet condensed milk, dried red & dark berries and a bit of leather. Interesting at first but gets tiring after the fifth sniff. Good acidity & power, a bit spicy and definitely armed with a big portion American oak. Still very young, would be nice to see how this boy develops in 10-20 years. — 9 years ago

Michael Mathews

9.1

In Sonoma, Napa....with the Rettkes. Fifth Hill wine. Big, beautiful. Silky. Bordeaux blend....tobacco nose with peppery finish....lots o legs.... — 10 years ago

with Brad, PJ and 5 others