Chateau La Tour Carnet

Flowers, currants, smoke, and a hint of espresso are focused in the nose with little effort. The wine is medium-bodied, with lift, sweet, chewy red fruits, mint, and a touch of chalk in the finish. The wine blends 69% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, and 1% Cabernet Franc.13% ABV. Yields were 23 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2028-2040.

88-90. Barrel Sample. This estate, just west of Saint-Julien and centered on a medieval castle, has produced an elegantly rich wine. With an aroma that has touches of spice and flavors of dark-black fruits, it is already poised between dense tannins and open black-currant fruits.