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Château Fleur Cardinale Saint-Émilion 2022 - Grand Cru Classé

Name: Château Fleur Cardinale Saint-Émilion 2022 - Grand Cru Classé
Brand: Château Fleur Cardinale
Price: 49.90 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru|Red wine

4.4/5 (2020 / 5 customers)

96/100

Jeb Dunnuck

95-96/100

Terre de Vins

95-96/100

Bettane & Desseauve

95/100

James Suckling

95/100

Vinous

95/100

Yves Beck

harmonious

juicy

sensual

Grand Cru Classé

"With a slightly modern style, it is nonetheless opulent, rich, and absolutely captivating, combining depth and finesse! ~ Jeb Dunnuck"

“Fleur Cardinale 2022 is pure, unadulterated sensuality. Silky and beautifully structured, this medium-bodied Saint-Émilion is a true delight. Elegant tannins complement a fruit-forward core with deep tones. Lavender, espresso, licorice, dried herbs, and menthol unfold in a long, sustained finish. ” (Vinous 2025) - Delivery in a wooden case is available for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on the country and selected shipping method)

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Estate

Château Fleur Cardinale

Vintage

Grand Cru Classé

Vintage

2022

Designation

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

Regions

Clay-limestone

Viticulture

HVE 3 Certified

Grape Harvest

Hand-picked, in small crates

Wine Production

In temperature-controlled truncated-cone-shaped stainless steel tanks

Livestock Farming

12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, 30-hectoliter casks, and amphorae

Alcohol content

14,5%

Eye

Deep color, sustained intensity

Nose

A complex bouquet of ripe fruit, spices, and floral and mineral notes

Palate

Full-bodied and velvety on the palate, balanced by elegant, lingering tannins

Serve

Decant at 17-18°C

Open

2 hours before

Drink starting at

2027

Drink before

2042+

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with a grilled rib of beef, flambéed woodcock, or a platter of hard cheeses...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2023 guide) 95-96/100

Rated 3*Stars (A high-quality product that serves as a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

Silky, full-bodied, and juicy tannins with a remarkable aftertaste and a lively finish that sweeps everything away in its path.

About the estate:

Florence and Dominique Decoster, their son Ludovic, and his wife Caroline have developed a passion for this 23-hectare hillside estate near the town of Castillon. The wines display a rare richness, even in average vintages, and have gained finesse in their tannic texture. It is one of Saint-Émilion’s most reliable choices, and the new winery is already yielding greater precision and purity. What remarkable progress and dedication! This estate is well on its way to the top.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2022 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

In 2001, Dominique and Florence Decoster acquired Château Fleur Cardinale, a 23.5-hectare estate located on one of the highest points of the AOC, east of Saint-Émilion. Their investments quickly paid off: the wine, which has shown steady improvement, joined the ranks of the “classified” wines in 2006, a classification that was confirmed in 2012. The estate expanded by 4 hectares in 2011 with the acquisition of the neighboring Croix Cardinale vineyard. Ludovic Decoster joined the estate in 2015 and serves as operations manager.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated Estate (2022 Guide) Winemaker of the Year

About the estate:

The Decoster family (with roots in Limoges porcelain, Haviland) spares no effort in making this wine one of the appellation’s most reliable choices. This beautiful estate, located in the eastern part of Saint-Émilion, north of Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse, benefits from a rich clay terroir that requires patience to achieve a high level of ripeness. The Fleur Cardinale vineyard is located in the latest-ripening sector of the Grands Crus Classés. With guidance from Jean-Luc Thunevin, the estate produces wines with a modern, rich, and flattering style, often bordering on overripeness. Expanded by 8 ha following the 2012 classification, the estate now covers 23.5 ha. Of these 8 ha, which come from La Croix Cardinale (a brand the Decosters still produce), 4 ha are used to produce Fleur Cardinale’s flagship wine.

Vinous

Wine rated (2025 guide) 95/100

About the wine:

Fleur Cardinale 2022 is pure, unadulterated sensuality. Silky and beautifully structured, this medium-bodied Saint-Émilion is a true delight. Elegant tannins complement a fruit-forward core with deep notes. Lavender, espresso, licorice, dried herbs, and menthol unfold in a long, sustained finish. 2027–2042

James Suckling

Wine rated (2025 guide) 95/100

About the wine:

Aroma of spiced cherries, cedar, white pepper, and black mushrooms. On the palate, it is almost full-bodied, with ripe, dusty, and velvety tannins that are evenly distributed. Juicy, long, and well-rounded. Very well-balanced and already appealing; it will be at its best after 2026.

Jeb Dunnuck

Wine rated (2025 guide) 96/100

About the wine:

Château Fleur Cardinale 2022 is a blend of 78% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, vinified with cold pre-fermentation maceration and aged for 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels (72% new), 18% in one-year-old barrels, 7% in large casks, and 3% in amphorae. This full-bodied and complex Saint-Émilion reveals aromas of black fruit, graphite, crushed stone, and earthy and truffle-like notes on the nose. Ripe and perfectly balanced, this Saint-Émilion features moderate acidity, silky tannins, and a polished, elegant texture. While slightly modern in style, it is nonetheless opulent, rich, and utterly captivating, combining depth and finesse. 2030–2060

Terre de Vins

Wine rated (2023 guide) 95-96/100

About the wine:

On the nose, graphite and blueberry mingle with herbaceous notes. The attack is lively; the wine is precise and balanced, exhibiting restrained power paired with magnificent red fruit. It is a meticulously crafted wine, thoughtfully designed and tenderly nurtured, with a beautifully briny finish.

Yves Beck

Wine rated (2024 guide) 95/100

About the wine:

Fleur Cardinale reveals maturity and freshness thanks to notes of ripe black berries paired with hints of mint and a chalky touch. The creamy attack heralds a dense and harmonious wine. Its smooth tannins lend it a full-bodied, velvety character while ensuring its aging potential with a structuring tension. A wine that highlights the evolution of the estate initiated by Ludovic Decoster. What an exciting outlook! 2026–2042

Customer Rating

(2020 Vintage)

4.4/5

based on 5 reviews

Review by Mr. GILLES D. Published on September 12, 2025

Resolutely modern and devilishly feminine, this young 2020 Fleur Cardinale is already beginning to shine thanks to its remarkable fullness and its particularly complex and lush aromatic richness, blending a velvety core of ripe, juicy black fruits, a few spices, and delicate notes of forest floor, punctuated by a hint of graphite and supported by noble, still firm tannins. An incredibly persistent, taut, and savory finish. In keeping with current trends, this Saint-Emilion—imbued with finesse and elegance from the great 2020 vintage—will perfectly complement farm-raised quail stuffed with porcini mushrooms and foie gras, flambéed with Cognac and roasted in the oven for the end-of-year celebrations. Rating = 4.4.