TN: 2005 Fleur Cardinale
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:53 pm
After my Lascombes scandal, let me toss out this note from last night's wine lest I be perceived as anti-modern.
This is a very decent wine. I thought so on release (bought more than one case). Less precocious now, having added weight and depth framed by considerable tannin and structure. A delicious liquor-rich nose of black fruits and violets with some smoke and toast. Heavy but not cloying on the palate, lower acid but still layering. Plummy dark fruits, black licorice and toast. Long, chewy finish. While some modern St Ems I've had from this vintage are starting to open up, this baby still needs time, say 3 years or so before checking in again. This wine is head and shoulders above its '03 and '04 counterpart.
This is a very decent wine. I thought so on release (bought more than one case). Less precocious now, having added weight and depth framed by considerable tannin and structure. A delicious liquor-rich nose of black fruits and violets with some smoke and toast. Heavy but not cloying on the palate, lower acid but still layering. Plummy dark fruits, black licorice and toast. Long, chewy finish. While some modern St Ems I've had from this vintage are starting to open up, this baby still needs time, say 3 years or so before checking in again. This wine is head and shoulders above its '03 and '04 counterpart.