Château Fleur Cardinale 2003 Bouteille (75cl)
Château Fleur Cardinale 2003 is a Saint-Émilion red wine from Bordeaux, produced by Château Fleur Cardinale and classified as a Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Émilion. Its blend brings together 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100 and Jancis Robinson 15.5/20. Critics evoke a full-bodied and generous style, marked by ripe dark fruits, a supple texture and a lingering finish. Published drinking windows range from 2007 to 2014 according to Jancis Robinson, and from 2014 to 2019 according to The Wine Advocate.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Fleur Cardinale
- Millésime
- 2003
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Fleur Cardinale
Château Fleur Cardinale is an estate in Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse, east of Saint-Émilion, producing a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé. Run by the Decoster family, the estate covers 27.6 hectares on the northern slope of a clay-limestone plateau.
- Owner
- Famille Decoster
- Maître de chais
- Ludivine Chagnon
- Surface (ha)
- 27.60 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 105 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Château Fleur Cardinale is situated in Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse, east of Saint-Émilion, on the northern slope of a clay-limestone plateau. The Asséo family owned it before it was taken over by the Decoster family. Dominique and Florence Decoster acquired the château in 2001, having previously worked in the porcelain industry in Limoges. The estate was classified as a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé in 2006. In 2011, the Decoster family purchased the neighbouring estate, Château Croix Cardinale. Ludovic Decoster and his wife Caroline took over the reins of the family business in 2017. Further plots were acquired in 2018 to launch a white wine production. The Château Fleur Cardinale winery was completely redesigned in 2019. In 2024, the family’s wine-making and hospitality activities were brought together under the umbrella of La Maison Cardinale. Ludivine Chagnon has held the post of technical director since September 2023.
