Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2022 vintage. The owners of Fleur Cardinale bought the neighbouring estate Croix Cardinale in 2011. The 4 hectares vineyard is planted with 30% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. For this vintage the blend is 68% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Expectations were high, as I loved the second wine of Fleur Cardinale, Intuition 2020, tasted twice recently. And I am definitely not disappointed. This 2022 Croix Cardinale is some sexy juice! Black cherries, raspberries and strawberries, mixed with very subtle spices and flowers. Perfectly balanced with an exemplary purity of fruit, embedded in a structure of velvety tannins and fresh acidity. If you have this in your cellar, and you are planning to let it age for a few years, I'd suggest you hide it, because it is very hard to resist. Abv. 13,5%. — 3 months ago

Erin D

10

Light and refreshing not sweet. — 2 years ago

Matthew Doty

8.9

2019 vintage. Nice blend, especially for the price. — 4 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has white pepper, spruce needles, cedar shavings, fresh cherry and mashed black currant.

Palate has pepper dusted mashed cherry, tart blueberry, black cherry, (light) limestone dust and (light) new oak. Medium levels of acidity/tannin help this wine to be very soft and enjoyable.

100% Pineau d’Aunis from 125 year old vines; maceration in barrels and amphoras, then barrel aged for one year. — 7 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

A go-to dinner wine. Imagine mating a classic Cote de Brouilly with a Saint Joseph. That's this wine. Intense stony minerality and very pure Gamay fruit. — 9 years ago

with Lyle

Alexandra Fondren

9.1

Off-list (but perfect with the spring asparagus)! — 12 years ago

with Kimberly

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2023 Intuition blanc from Fleur Cardinale. 45% Sauvignon Blanc, 39% Sémillon and 16% Sauvignon Gris. An excellent white from Saint-Emilion, with a beautiful balance between freshness and opulence. — 5 months ago

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9.1

The 2020 Meursault Les Charmes 1er Cru has a reductive bouquet that initially obscures some of the terroir expression. That reduction seems to bed in when I return to the glass after ten minutes. The palate is rich and viscous at the entry, and the acidity thankfully maintains tension. The finish feels pure but a bit predictable. Potentially, a lovely mouthful of Meursault, depending on how that reduction pans out, yet intuition is that it doesn't have the class of the best wines in the appellation. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2024)
— 2 years ago

Aravind A

8.9

Huge WA Cab: loads of oak, toast and heat, but somehow hasn't fallen apart at age 12. Still, a charming wine. — 3 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Crazy good. Light and deft, perfect RS and a fine mousse. Seek this out. — 6 years ago

with John

Hermes Cuello

9.3

Outstanding Tokaji, apricot and traces of raisins, very well balanced — 8 years ago

Timothy Schmidt

9.0

Smells and tastes like blueberries! Light. — 10 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2020 vintage. Another great "second"wine. A blend of 82% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Franc. — 5 months ago

Janice in Livermore

9.2

2020. With Andrea & Greg in Cincinnati. — 2 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.1

Served ice cold with pizza. My intuition is to drink now. Tomorrow might be a disaster. I could be wrong — 2 years ago

Jack Badavas

9.0

Little orange twang to this one! 🍊🥂 — 4 years ago

with Alex

Angelo Casagrande

9.3

This is still an ass- kicking wine. Big, bold, Stoney, not your daddy’s gamay. Has that intense candied cherry mouth, but in a sophisticated way. Awesome stuff. — 7 years ago

Philippe Broom

9.1

Delicious and primary right now, amazing potential from these young vines. — 10 years ago

Drew Matich

9.1

TONS of fruit for a 2005. So young for an older performer. Like Nancy Wilson. Great showing for Bergevin Lane. — 12 years ago