Château Haut Cardinal
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Deep ruby in color with a reddish/ brick rim.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, earth and light vegetables.
Short finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
This 11-year-old Merlot from Bordeaux is a little unbalanced, but drinkable nonetheless. Elegant and complex, but lost some of its fruits by now.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime.
I had this vintage 2 years ago and it is drinking a little better now.
A good food wine that I paired with pizza.
100% Merlot grapes from 70 year old vines, were aged in French oak barrels (70% new). A small production of only 9,000 bottles.
13% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$35 (current vintage).
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Deep ruby in color with a reddish/ brick rim.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, earth and light vegetables.
Short finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
This 11-year-old Merlot from Bordeaux is a little unbalanced, but drinkable nonetheless. Elegant and complex, but lost some of its fruits by now.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime.
I had this vintage 2 years ago and it is drinking a little better now.
A good food wine that I paired with pizza.
100% Merlot grapes from 70 year old vines, were aged in French oak barrels (70% new). A small production of only 9,000 bottles.
13% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$35 (current vintage).
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Dark ruby in color.
Dry on the palate and bold.
Full bodied with medium plus acidity.
Showing red fruits with earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and green vegetables.
Big tannins on the finish with raspberries.
This 9 year old is a little unbalanced. I expected more complexity at this point, but I didn't get much.
Might need a few years in the bottle to mature properly.
Very drinkable and better with food. Paired nicely with fresh pizza with prosciutto and arugula.
13% alcohol by volume.
88 points.
$35.
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Dark ruby in color.
Dry on the palate and bold.
Full bodied with medium plus acidity.
Showing red fruits with earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and green vegetables.
Big tannins on the finish with raspberries.
This 9 year old is a little unbalanced. I expected more complexity at this point, but I didn't get much.
Might need a few years in the bottle to mature properly.
Very drinkable and better with food. Paired nicely with fresh pizza with prosciutto and arugula.
13% alcohol by volume.
88 points.
$35.
