Chateau Palais Cardinal La Fuie 2018

The Château Palais Cardinal La Fuie 2018 is an elegant, structured, and deeply expressive Old World red wine that serves as the exceptional second label of this historic Saint-Émilion estate. It pours a beautiful, deep ruby-red colour with garnet highlights, lifting with an immediate, refreshing bouquet of ripe black cherries, wild blackberries, and dark plums, seamlessly layered with complex undertones of graphite, cedar wood, sweet tobacco leaves, and subtle baking spices. On the palate, this medium-to-full-bodied Bordeaux blend is remarkably smooth, juicy, and round, coating the mouth with pure, velvety intensities of dark stone fruits, cocoa powder, and a balanced freshness that highlights the excellent concentration of the solar 2018 vintage. Matured thoughtfully in French oak barrels to maintain maximum fruit purity and natural sophistication, it is driven by a food-friendly acidity and soft, well-integrated tannins that carry into a clean, savory finish accented by a lingering touch of licorice and crisp earthiness.

Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with a wide range of refined culinary options, including prime cuts of grilled beef steak, roasted duck breast, slow-roasted lamb chops with rosemary, wood-fired mushroom pizzas, gourmet beef burgers, savory beef stews, and a selection of semi-hard or aged artisanal cheeses.