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La Tour Carnet 2017
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2017 La Tour Carnet is supple, racy and wonderfully expressive. Dark red cherry, plum, blood orange, mint and spice add lovely shades of nuance to this delicious Haut-Médoc. Once again, Bernard Magrez's La Tour Carnet is one of the hidden gems of Bordeaux. Tasted two times.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 La Tour Carnet is a significant step up from the Deuixème Vin. Attractive blackberry and black olive scents on the nose with a touch of melted tar, the palate is well balanced with grippy black fruit and a powerful tarry finish. There is a lot of wine here. It is a touch brawny in style but at least there is adequate freshness.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 la Tour Carnet features Black Forest cake, blackcurrant cordial, earth and bouquet garni with wafts of lavender. The palate is medium-bodied, elegantly played, fresh and chewy with an herbal lift on the finish.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 la Tour Carnet opens with scents of cassis, plums and cherries with nuances of earth, tar and pencil shavings. Medium-bodied, it's just a little thin and chewy in the mouth but provides interesting fruit layers and pleasing harmony.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 La Tour Carnet is a significant step up from the Deuixème Vin. Attractive blackberry and black olive scents on the nose with a touch of melted tar, the palate is well balanced with grippy black fruit and a powerful tarry finish. There is a lot of wine here. It is a touch brawny in style but at least there is adequate freshness.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Very tight and polished with pretty density and tannins. Medium to full body, good length and excellent balance. Remake of 2014.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Extremely aromatic with currant and blackberry character, as well as graphite. Medium body, very fine tannins and subtle flavors of berries and dark chocolate. Lovely elegance to the texture. Drink after 2022.
About the Producer
The history of Château La Tour Carnet dates back to the 12th century. Indeed, this vast vineyard of 132 hectares is undoubtedly one of the oldest domains of the Medoc. Its architecture is purely medieval as evidenced by the tower, surrounded by moats, which was built in 1120. The domain takes its name from the valiant squire Carnet having fought alongside the lord Jean de Fait: his self-denial and his bravery were such that he received the property in inheritance. Subsequently, the estate belonged to illustrious owners, including the Montaigne family. Since the 2000s, Château La Tour Carnet has been taken over by Bernard Magrez, who has started a restoration and renovation program. Located in the heart of the Medoc, the property has a unique and exceptional terroir, called the “Butte de la Tour Carnet”. It is a visual curiosity but also geological since it is the only clay-limestone mound of the Medoc. The White of La Tour Carnet is one of the rare white wine produced in the Médoc. The estate also produces a white wine. Located in the heart of the Médoc, the property has a unique and exceptional terroir, called the “Butte de la Tour Carnet”. It is a visual curiosity but also geological since it is the only clay-limestone mound of the Medoc. The quality of Château La Tour Carnet’s wines is link to the quality of its terroir of Garonne and Pyrenean gravel. On this type of soil the Merlots flourish particularly well, which explains why half of the Château La Tour Carnet grape varieties are in Merlot. The dominant of this grape gives the wines of the property, a beautiful fruit, flexibility and allows to address them in their youth. During the vinification, the Château team seeks harmony between Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in order to have gourmet wines. Thus, the entire harvest is harvested by hand and then vinified in concrete vats for Merlot and in wooden vats for Cabernet Sauvignon. Aging is done in barrels, 50% new, for 18 months to coat and enhance the fruit. Château La Tour Carnet is a wine of great elegance, it is a great Médoc.
