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Tasting notes
Score 90/100 · Drink 2023-2035, William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Apr 2023

From holdings that unite sandy soils in Libourne with clay-limestone in Saint-Émilion, the 2020 Cardinal Villemaurine offers up aromas of sweet plums, berries, licorice and spices, followed by a medium-bodied, lively and perfumed palate framed by powdery tannins and concluding with a chalky finish.

Critic scores

Critic scores
89
89/100

Average Score

85
84-86/100

Neal Martin

93
93/100

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

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93 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 93/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Mar 2023

88 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 88/100 · Drink 2023-2033, Jeb Dunnuck, Mar 2023

The 2020 Château Cardinal-Villemaurine is based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. It has a medium-bodied, focused, slightly austere style that still brings solid depth of fruit, with ripe raspberry and cherry notes as well as white flower, chalky minerality, camphor, and sappy herb nuances. It could use more mid-palate depth and concentration, but this pretty, charming, forward Saint-Emilion should evolve for 8-10 years.

88 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 88/100 · Drink 2025-2035, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2023

The 2020 Cardinale-Villemaurine has not developed as well as I had hoped. Heavy oak attenuates the mid-palate and finish. This was much more elegant en primeur.

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Cardinal Villemaurine
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Product details

Grape Blend

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Classification

Grand Cru

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