Chateau Fleur Cardinale, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 La Craie -Emilion with fine blackberry aromas

-Emilion with fine blackberry aromas and some bitter chocolate

blackberry and blueberry fruit driving through

and it partly fermented with less skins

Plenty of violets and dark berries on offer here

Chateau Fleur Cardinale, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 La Craie -Emilion with fine blackberry aromasQuite earthy and savory on the nose, the fruit only emerging slowly. However, on the palate, this has a very attractive fleshy quality and a moderately dry, long finish of some real sophistication. Easy to drink now, but will hold. A blend of 74 per cent merlot, 18 per cent cabernet franc and eight per cent cabernet sauvignon. 94 Pts James Suckling