Chateau Carbonnieux • Pessac-Leognan, France
Château Carbonnieux Blanc is a historic Grand Cru Classé de Graves dry white from Pessac-Léognan, crafted mainly from Sa…Château Carbonnieux Blanc is a historic Grand Cru Classé de Graves dry white from Pessac-Léognan, crafted mainly from Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon to bring roundness and depth. Grown on gravelly, clay-limestone soils, it typically shows a…Learn More »
$50
/750ml
2022 Retail Average
94
/100
2022 Pro Rating
Lively citrus and green orchard fruit race through Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc 2022, wrapped in jasmine, subtle tropical hints and a fine, salty-mineral edge that keeps everything taut and precise. The palate feels cool and chiselled yet generous enough, with crunchy acidity and a gentle, lingering bitterness that gives this dry white real gastronomic bite and serious interest for the cellar.
Langoustines with saffron aioli; Grilled sea bass with lemon and herbs; Goat cheese and spring vegetable tart
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Château Carbonnieux Blanc is a historic Grand Cru Classé de Graves dry white from Pessac-Léognan, crafted mainly from Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon to bring roundness and depth. Grown on gravelly, clay-limestone soils, it typically shows a vivid freshness and pure citrus and white‑flower aromas in youth, gaining richer notes of stone fruit, toast, and dried or candied fruits with a few years of bottle age. The style is limpid, mineral, and finely oaked, making it a benchmark, food‑friendly Bordeaux blanc that marries tension with creamy mid-pal…