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2020 Chateau Carbonnieux Rouge 750 ml

Country: France /

Region: Bordeaux /

Style: Wine /

Size: 750 ml /

Vintage: 2020 /

Sku: 4442873

James Suckling95 Points
Jeb Dunnuck94 Points
The Wine Spectator93 Points
$41.99 Reg. $47.99

Details

Details

The first nose, superb, immerses uncompromisingly in essences of fruits and flowers oscillating between blueberry and violet. There is also a nice bouquet of spices of white pepper and cloves. After swirling, smokier notes and fresher notes of red cedar finally exhale. The mouth is very elegant, its attack is round and suave. The balance and accuracy of this wine are impressive. When the wine takes on its full expression, we enjoy the fruity and floral notes perceived on the nose, full of brillance and delicacy, Its length on the palate, fine and tasty, already shows its abilty to age long and well.

• 49% Cabernet Sauvignon • 45% Merlot • 4% Petit Verdot • 2% Cabernet Franc •

Suggested Food Pairing:

Beef
Game
Lamb

Reviews

James Suckling95 Points
Jeb Dunnuck94 Points
The Wine Spectator93 Points
JS James Suckling: 95 Points
Blackcurrants, raspberries, crushed stone, bark, and dark mushroom. Licorice, too. Full-bodied with chewy tannins that are minerally and intense. Tangy undertone with plenty going on. Very structured. Solid wine from this estate. Best after 2027.
JD Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
From a region that excelled in 2020, the 2020 Château Carbonnieux sports a deep purple hue to go with a killer bouquet of ripe blackcurrants, leafy tobacco, scorched earth, and graphite. It's rich, concentrated, and medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a beautiful mid-palate as well as building, ripe tannins. This stunning effort warrants 3-4 years of bottle age and will evolve for 10-15 years in cold cellars.
WS The Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Solidly built, this seems to soak up the vintage's heat, turning it around in the form of a broad swath of steeped black currant and blackberry paste flavors supported by warm tar and smoldering tobacco. Shows a nice singed cedar frame, with a lingering note of warm paving stone on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2025 through 2035.