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Château La Tour CarnetHaut-Médoc 2010
Dry, Full Bodied style of Red Blend
Bordeaux, France
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Dry, Full Bodied style of Red BlendBordeaux, FranceSt-Laurent in the Haut Medoc is the setting for the fruit source for this incredibly rich, plush-textured wine - a success from an estate once maligned for poor wines, now showing encouraging form under expert winemaking and more attention to vineyard. It's dominated by Caernet Sauvignon, but perfume of Merlot and Cabernet Franc also plays its part in this intesne yet pitch-perfect medium-bodied wine. The phase 'lunchtime Claret' comes to mind, with the best possible connotation.
St-Laurent in the Haut Medoc is the setting for the fruit source for this incredibly rich, plush-textured wine - a success from an estate once maligned for poor wines, now showing encouraging form under expert winemaking and more attention to vineyard. It's dominated by Caernet Sauvignon, but perfume of Merlot and Cabernet Franc also plays its part in this intesne yet pitch-perfect medium-bodied wine. The phase 'lunchtime Claret' comes to mind, with the best possible connotation.
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeRed Blend
- Size750mL
- RegionBordeaux
- Standard Drinks7.7
- Alcohol Volume13.0%
- CountryFrance
- Brand NameChâteau La Tour Carnet
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
Vintage 2010
93 points erobertparker.com
Probably La Tour Carnet’s best since their 2001, the 2010 La Tour Carnet exhibits wonderful ripeness, a dense ruby/purple color, notes of licorice, camphor and some toast as well as lots of black currant and blueberry fruit. It is medium to full-bodied, w
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