$12.86
Original: $36.75
-65%Chateau Palais Cardinal 2019—
$36.75
$12.86The Story
The Château Palais Cardinal 2019 is an elegant, structured, and deeply sophisticated Old World red wine from a highly celebrated, sun-kissed Right Bank vintage. It pours a beautiful, deep garnet-red colour in the glass, lifting with an immediate, refreshing bouquet of ripe blackcurrants, dark plums, and wild cherries, layered with complex undertones of graphite, sweet tobacco, bay leaves, and subtle clove spice. On the palate, this medium-to-full-bodied Bordeaux blend is remarkably smooth, well-balanced, and textured, coating the mouth with pure, velvety intensities of dense dark fruits and an earthy finish. Matured meticulously for 18 months in French oak barrels (90% new) to maximize its structural depth and aging potential, its structural crunch is sustained by fresh acidity and finely knit, supple tannins that carry into a long, elegant finish.
Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with a wide range of refined culinary options, including prime cuts of grilled beef tenderloin, roasted duck breast, five-spice pulled pork, slow-roasted lamb shanks with rosemary, savory mushroom risottos, and a selection of aged artisanal cheeses.
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast
A dense wine full of dark Merlot flavors and rich tannins, this is showing well. The 64-acre estate, large for Saint-Emilion, has produced a wine that will age well. Black fruits and structure should allow it to be ready from 2026.
91 Points - James Suckling
Bark, currants, lemon zest, bay leaves and lanolin on the nose. Medium-bodied with finely knit tannins. Textured and balanced with an earthy finish. 73% merlot, 23% cabernet sauvignon and 4% cabernet franc. Try in 2024.
Description
The Château Palais Cardinal 2019 is an elegant, structured, and deeply sophisticated Old World red wine from a highly celebrated, sun-kissed Right Bank vintage. It pours a beautiful, deep garnet-red colour in the glass, lifting with an immediate, refreshing bouquet of ripe blackcurrants, dark plums, and wild cherries, layered with complex undertones of graphite, sweet tobacco, bay leaves, and subtle clove spice. On the palate, this medium-to-full-bodied Bordeaux blend is remarkably smooth, well-balanced, and textured, coating the mouth with pure, velvety intensities of dense dark fruits and an earthy finish. Matured meticulously for 18 months in French oak barrels (90% new) to maximize its structural depth and aging potential, its structural crunch is sustained by fresh acidity and finely knit, supple tannins that carry into a long, elegant finish.
Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with a wide range of refined culinary options, including prime cuts of grilled beef tenderloin, roasted duck breast, five-spice pulled pork, slow-roasted lamb shanks with rosemary, savory mushroom risottos, and a selection of aged artisanal cheeses.
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast
A dense wine full of dark Merlot flavors and rich tannins, this is showing well. The 64-acre estate, large for Saint-Emilion, has produced a wine that will age well. Black fruits and structure should allow it to be ready from 2026.
91 Points - James Suckling
Bark, currants, lemon zest, bay leaves and lanolin on the nose. Medium-bodied with finely knit tannins. Textured and balanced with an earthy finish. 73% merlot, 23% cabernet sauvignon and 4% cabernet franc. Try in 2024.
