Chateau Carbonnieux 2016 Pessac-Leognan Grand Cru

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Vintages that are both exceptional in quality and generous in volume are very rare, 2016 is one of them.

The result of precise daily work combined with a weather full of good surprises, 2016 allowed us to have a good harvest with, in addition, grapes of remarkable quality.

It is a Graves wine classified Pessac-Léognan, that comes in white and red.

Château Carbonnieux, planted on a cray-limestone soil, a perfect quality to give birth to the best white wines, was built around 1380 and the Graves vineyard spreads on a surface area of 180 hectares.

Grape varieties : reds : 60% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 30% Merlot Noir, 8% Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Côt Malbec  2%. Whites : Sauvignon 65%, Sémillon 35%.

The entire harvest is done by hand and the white wine is mature for 30% in new barrels for 10 months for white, and 18 months for red.

Château Carbonnieux’s white wines are lively, elegant, dry, and distinguished.

Red wines are full of sap, well-built, with a very generous bouquet.

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