Château Carbonnieux

Grand Cru Classé de Graves Pessac-Léognan White Bordeaux Blend

9.211 ratings
9.13 pro ratings
Graves, Bordeaux, France
White Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
Matt Sterr

Grass and hay nose. Massively flavorful palate with a mouthwatering finish. Rounded out nicely by the Semillon. Lemons and gravel.

Grass and hay nose. Massively flavorful palate with a mouthwatering finish. Rounded out nicely by the Semillon. Lemons and gravel.

Feb 9th, 2016
Maurizio Abbà

Chateau Carbonnieux is one of the largest estates in Pessac Leognan. It boasts some high profile neighbors, such as Chateau Haut Bailly and Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte. The 90 hectares of gravel-based soil is evenly split between red and white.
As it often happened in France, Benedictine monks started planting vines on this land in the 13th century. Perrin family bought the estate in 1956, proceeding to a renovation of the vineyard and the cellar.
This excellent example of white Bordeaux is composed of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon. The vinification is made in barrel, a third of them in new French oak. The wine is left on the lees for ten further months, before being put in bottles.
Beautiful golden color with paler reflexes, young and vivid despite its eight years of slow aging, the first impact on the nose is fresh and green, with prevalent notes of lime and cucumber. Some decanting time reveals floral notes, elderflower, jasmine, ripe peaches, with some bready tones provided by the lees — a very balanced nose with bright flavors.
In the mouth, a beautiful sapid dry wine with high acidity, medium body, medium to high alcohol. The latter is the only spike in an otherwise perfectly rounded taste. Aftertaste reminding citrus and stone fruit.
A great drink, one of the best white wines from Bordeaux in the 20-30£ range. Ready to drink in 8-10 years.

Chateau Carbonnieux is one of the largest estates in Pessac Leognan. It boasts some high profile neighbors, such as Chateau Haut Bailly and Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte. The 90 hectares of gravel-based soil is evenly split between red and white.
As it often happened in France, Benedictine monks started planting vines on this land in the 13th century. Perrin family bought the estate in 1956, proceeding to a renovation of the vineyard and the cellar.
This excellent example of white Bordeaux is composed of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon. The vinification is made in barrel, a third of them in new French oak. The wine is left on the lees for ten further months, before being put in bottles.
Beautiful golden color with paler reflexes, young and vivid despite its eight years of slow aging, the first impact on the nose is fresh and green, with prevalent notes of lime and cucumber. Some decanting time reveals floral notes, elderflower, jasmine, ripe peaches, with some bready tones provided by the lees — a very balanced nose with bright flavors.
In the mouth, a beautiful sapid dry wine with high acidity, medium body, medium to high alcohol. The latter is the only spike in an otherwise perfectly rounded taste. Aftertaste reminding citrus and stone fruit.
A great drink, one of the best white wines from Bordeaux in the 20-30£ range. Ready to drink in 8-10 years.

Apr 6th, 2019
October Cleveland

Versatile to the point of magical. Paired with caviar, salmon, halibut, wagyu, langoustine and fois gras like a walk in the park.

Versatile to the point of magical. Paired with caviar, salmon, halibut, wagyu, langoustine and fois gras like a walk in the park.

Aug 8th, 2016
Matthew Carrara

Great minerality, complex flavors. Beautiful.

Great minerality, complex flavors. Beautiful.

Jan 24th, 2015
Nick Davis

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Nov 19th, 2016
Jason Heller

Master Sommelier

8.9

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Nov 2nd, 2016
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Sep 21st, 2017
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