Château La Tour Carnet

Wine Advocate (Robert E. Parker): 93 Punkte für den Jahrgang 2010Probably 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, with attractive sweetness of tannin, good acidity, excellent delineation to its component parts, and a full-bodied, impressively long finish. This wine may close down somewhat, given the moderate tannins, but it seems relatively accessible despite being a 2010. Another spectacular effort from proprietor Bernard Magrez, this Haut Medoc was harvested very late in 2010. The final blend is 60% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest a small amount of Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Genussreife: 2018 - 2035   Wine Spectator: 89 Punkte für den Jahrgang 2010Bright and engaging, with open-knit raspberry, blackberry and black cherry fruit backed by notes of anise and violet. The lightly firm, plum pit-tinged finish keeps this honest, showing some latent grip. Drink now through 2018.   Weinwisser: 18/20 Punkte für den Jahrgang 2010"Extrem dunkles Purpur. Grossartige Cabernet-Nase, Trüffel- und Palisandernoten, beeindruckende Tiefe. Ausgeglichene Adstringenz, viel schwarzbeerige Beerenaromen, erstaunlich viel Noblesse, grosses Potenzial – ein wahrlich genialer Grand Cru! Noch haben wenige Experten mitbekommen, wie sich dieser ehemals klassierte, aber lange bescheiden anmutende Haut-Médoc gemausert hat. Daher sind die Preise noch recht fair – trotz des emsigen Marketings à la Magrez." Genussreife: 2018-2040