Château Carbonnieux 2017 – Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, racy and offers concentration, a beautiful grain, complexity, elegance as well as a fine finesse. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and ripe/fresh balck berries associated with small notes of cocoa, toasted oak, fine touches of sweet spices, tonka bean as well as a fine hint of gray pepper and racy minerality. The palate is fuity, fresh, mineral, elegant, straight, slightly tight, silky and offers an aerial side, a beautiful grain, a beautiful freshness, a beautiful tannin structure as well as crunchy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry and cassis associated with small notes of ripe red berries, cocoa/tonka bean, toasted oak, cedar as well as touches of spices. Tannins are structuring and slightly grainy. There are hints of oak on the finish. There is a hint of nut on the aftertaste. Beautiful potential!