Chateau Fleur Cardinale, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2013 Whisky

Chateau Fleur Cardinale, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2013 Whisky"The wine, a final blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, produced just over 4,000 cases, which is almost half the winery's normal production. Their brilliant duo of consultants was Jean Luc Thunevin and Michel Rolland s assistant Jean Philippe Fort. Natural alcohol comes in at 13. 5% and the wine is soft, round, opulent and elegant with sweet blackcurrant and black raspberry fruit, a hint of cherries, dusty, loamy

The Wine Advocate : 89-91

it aims to deliver fresh fruit but also nice spice

a reflection of its ageing

before launching into gorgeous floral and spice notions of red roses

a preference that I share

The perfect wine to pair with BBQ meat and grilled veggies

The grapes are selected hand by hand in September

no herbicides

Chateau La Tour de Mons is one of the older estates in the Medoc as it has a history that dates back almost 1

We are also extremely careful with our use of water

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and a sorting of the grapes at full maturity