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Barrel sample

Chateau La Tour Carnet

Haut-Médoc · France

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Country
France
Region
Haut-Médoc
Appellation
Haut-Médoc
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Rated vintages

  • 201293 pts

    92–94. Barrel sample. Wood and mint aromas yield a wine that is darkly tannic, with a distinct black-coffee flavor. It's a powerful, concentrated wine with fruit hiding behind the dense structure.

  • 201091 pts

    90-92 Packed with new wood, very polished wine, its tannins smooth and velvet. It has a delicious juicy red berry fruit character that shows a fine elegance.

  • 200991 pts

    90-92 Barrel sample. Firmly dry wine, solid with many firm, wood-derived tannins. It gives bitter coffee and cranberry juice flavors, but also manages to retain freshness.