Peter Maude Fine Wines
2023, Château Carbonnieux Blanc, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Grand Cru Classé de Graves
$57.50 inc. GST
2023 is a blend of 65% Sauvignon Blanc and 35% Sémillon.
Gunsmoke, stone fruits, elderflower, cold ash, oyster shell, spice. As it opens through the palate, creamy stone fruits add depth, grip and lift. Great quality, precise and with huge persistency. Excellent quality from this always consistent estate.
94 Jane Anson.
Very bright and mineral with lively citrus-fruit, ginger, white-flower and crushed-stone character. A hint of seashell, too. It's medium-bodied, fresh and focused with tense acidity and a firm, lightly phenolic finish.
93-94 James Suckling.
The 2023 Carbonnieux Blanc exhibits elegant aromas of pear, white peach, spring flowers and herbs, followed by a medium-bodied, satiny and long texture enhanced by bright acids and a lively mid-palate. It concludes with a long, delicate, mouthwateringly mordant finish, making it a classic white wine from this estate.
90-92 Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate.