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Château Caronne Ste Gemme Barrel sample (Haut-Médoc)

Château Caronne Ste Gemme

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

Food pairing

carnes vermelhas · cordeiro · queijos curados

Rated vintages

201288 pts

87–89. Barrel sample. This is a warm, open wine that's gently tannic, and likely to age quickly. It has some spice, ripe black plums, and aftertaste that reveals some of its dry structure.
201086 pts

85-87 Pushing dryness, and tannins, the wine feels extracted, hard. The fruit doesn't catch up with the structure.