Château La Tour Carnet

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend

9.118 ratings
9.21 pro ratings
Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy, Salami & Prosciutto, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Herbs, Chicken, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Soft Cheese, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Blue Cheese, Onion
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2005 | 3 hours decant | brown rim, beautiful barnyard nose, spices like clove, Scottish pipe tobacco, even some cherries. Taste is velvety, supple, no need to cellar this wine longer, good acidity, vibrant. Classic Haut Medoc that delivers | paired with Chaams Hoen chicken roulade and green asparagus, and cheddar cheese.

Vintage 2005 | 3 hours decant | brown rim, beautiful barnyard nose, spices like clove, Scottish pipe tobacco, even some cherries. Taste is velvety, supple, no need to cellar this wine longer, good acidity, vibrant. Classic Haut Medoc that delivers | paired with Chaams Hoen chicken roulade and green asparagus, and cheddar cheese.

May 28th, 2023
Richard Sohn

Smoke, vanilla. Tight with low acid and soft tannins.

Smoke, vanilla. Tight with low acid and soft tannins.

1 person found it helpfulDec 24th, 2015
JKT
9.1

First taste!? Mature with a bit of bricking but still nice solid color and bouquet of mature red fruits and earth. Velvety and enticing on palate. Excellent with Evan’s Shanghainese pork belly. 51/43/4/2 Merlot/Cab/CabFranc/Petit Verdot on label from Bernard Magrez touting same attention as his Pape Clement, and long history dating back to 1120. Importer label says 37/55/6/2 instead! (Oldest in Medoc, 1400 by house of Foix loyal to King of England. 1486 Camet new owner. 1500s by Michel de Montaigne.)

First taste!? Mature with a bit of bricking but still nice solid color and bouquet of mature red fruits and earth. Velvety and enticing on palate. Excellent with Evan’s Shanghainese pork belly. 51/43/4/2 Merlot/Cab/CabFranc/Petit Verdot on label from Bernard Magrez touting same attention as his Pape Clement, and long history dating back to 1120. Importer label says 37/55/6/2 instead! (Oldest in Medoc, 1400 by house of Foix loyal to King of England. 1486 Camet new owner. 1500s by Michel de Montaigne.)

Oct 22nd, 2024
Paul T HB

First Steak 🥩 in awhile, Snake River Wagyu Manhattan Filet. Very nice bottle for the price
2 hour decant

First Steak 🥩 in awhile, Snake River Wagyu Manhattan Filet. Very nice bottle for the price
2 hour decant

Sep 24th, 2022
romo

51% Merlot, 39% Cab. Two-hour decant is perfect with bison filets and rib-eye. Look, Bordeaux!

51% Merlot, 39% Cab. Two-hour decant is perfect with bison filets and rib-eye. Look, Bordeaux!

Feb 27th, 2022
Richard Sohn

Fresh

Fresh

May 31st, 2020
Jean-Philip Journeault

2005

May 5th, 2018
Sebastien

Ok little dry

Ok little dry

Apr 17th, 2016
Elizabeth Criner

A lovely Bordeaux that benefits from a great vintage.

A lovely Bordeaux that benefits from a great vintage.

Dec 26th, 2015
Ray Stafford

Soft nose, berry aromas with pretty soft tannins after 10 years. Nice blend, great vintage.

Soft nose, berry aromas with pretty soft tannins after 10 years. Nice blend, great vintage.

Feb 25th, 2015