Chateau Carbonnieux - Carbonnieux Grand Cru Classe de Graves Rouge 2017
Price: $39.99
| Producer | Chateau Carbonnieux |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
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| Subregion | Pessac Leognan |
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| Varietal | Bordeaux Blanc |
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| Vintage | 2017 |
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| Sku | 38330 |
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Vinous: 93 Points
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this decidedly potent, Pessac-Léognan. Orange peel, incense, spice, sweet tobacco and cedar add a super appealing exotic flair as the 2017 builds with time in the glass. Another few years in bottle should help things come together even more fully.
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
The ripeness of this wine creeps up slowly to reveal swaths of black fruits and a densely tannic core. The wine is layered with acidity that balances the black-currant flavors. The wine will age well. Drink from 2023.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
This packs solid blackberry, red currant and boysenberry fruit paste flavors together, all inlaid with tar and licorice snap notes. A bold brambly edge infuses the finish with grip and energy. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2022 through 2035. 10,000 cases made.
James Suckling: 92 Points
This has attractively fresh and ripe, cassis and blackcurrant aromas. The palate has measured shape and a supple, fleshy feel with plenty of depth to the cassis and blueberries. Drink or hold.
Jeb Dunnuck: 92 Points
The 2017 Château Carbonnieux is also more than a little impressive. This medium-bodied, balanced, elegant red gives up notes of cassis, spring flowers, and classy oak. It’s not massive by any stretch yet excels on its balance and purity.
Decanter Magazine: 91 Points
Intense fruit flavours on the nose, with clear definition to raspberry, blueberry and brambly fruits. Medium bodied and a little soft through the mid palate, but plenty to enjoy over the next six to 12 years. Drinking Window 2023 - 2038.
