Château Fleur Cardinale Édition Cinémathèque 2023

The refinement and vibrancy of a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé in a limited edition

The estate

A Grand Cru Classé, Château Fleur Cardinale showcases the full typicity of the Saint-Émilion terroir, an emblematic appellation on Bordeaux’s Right Bank.

The vineyard

Château Fleur Cardinale 2023 is a Saint-Émilion wine from a 27.6-hectare producing vineyard. Averaging 30 years of age, the vines are planted on a true mosaic of clay-limestone soils.

The gift box

This 2023 Cinémathèque Edition of Château Fleur Cardinale celebrates what matters to all of us, in the glass as on the screen: emotions. Curiosity, enthusiasm, fear, courage… ten emotions for ten film references, brought together under a single label available in limited quantities exclusively in magnum format.

The vintage

Winter was cool, with budbreak in late March followed by a brief, early frost. Subsequently, alternating weather conditions—heat, humidity and mild nights—led to both rapid vineyard growth and significant disease pressure. After June totaled 92 mm of rain, July was marked by water stress that enhanced the berries’ polyphenolic potential. Early August instability was offset by a clement end of the month which, combined with a balanced late season, was ideal for refining ripeness.

Winemaking and aging

Manual harvesting in small crates is followed by rigorous sorting in the vineyard. Destemming, then density sorting, before a final manual sort. Gravity-fed vatting. Short pre-fermentation maceration under bioprotection. Whole-bunch vinification in 20 500-liter barrels. Extraction by pump-overs. Gentle maceration during vatting. Aging for the 2023 vintage lasted 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels (45% new, 20% once-used), in demi-muids (15%), in 30 hL foudres (10%) and in amphorae (10%).

Blend

This Château Fleur Cardinale 2023 is a blend of Merlot (56%), Cabernet Franc (37%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (7%).