Chateau Carbonnieux, Blanc Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

Tasted side by side with the 2018 vintage, which is much more complex and opulent than the 2014.

2014 vintage

Another 2 years after the prior, PnP. Still very primary on the nose with gooseberries, green apples and citrus. Similar on the palate: crisp, clean and dense but now also with more roundness and a very nice finish. It was great with our home made Mezze plate but it seems as the future might bring even more. Drink now or within the next 10 to 15 years (92+).

2014 vintage

[Restaurant purchase] At hotel Koningskroon, Apeldoorn. No detailed notes. PnP. Medium+ intensity on the nose with bee wax, lemon, floral notes, mint, pear, green tea, hint of nutmeg. Medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins

2014 vintage

Medium golden yellow. Beautiful nose of lemon, gooseberry, ginger and blackcurrant leaf. Excellent acidity. Smoky finish. Long aftertaste.

2014 vintage

Served with Nigella Lawson's *Tagliatelle with Chicken from the Venetian Ghetto*. I bought this bottle online a couple of years ago with the intention of sharing it with my FIL when he visited. Alas, it arrived late and I didn't get the chance. Decided to open it last week when my wife and I were away celebrating our fifth wedding anniversary. Immediately complex upon removal of the Diam30 cork, it gave aromas of beeswax and my late grandmother's (one year …

2014 vintage

clear, intensity medium, colour lemon-gold clean, medium+，on nose: floral, apple, lemon, peach, apricot, Dry, medium+ acidity, low Tannin, high alcohol, medium+ body, creamy mousse, medium flavour, medium finish cream, bread, almond

2014 vintage

Medium-golden yellow. Nice nose of flint smoke and yellow cling peaches. The palate is likewise toasted with pain grille and baked honey. That said, it is quite acidic and lacking fruit. Probably should have had this a few years ago. Drink up. 88

2014 vintage

Note below sums it up nicely. Still got zip to it but will be drinking my remaining bottles reasonably soon.

2014 vintage

Still super youthful. Nose of grapefruit, tangerine, lime zest, wet rock & almonds. Similar palate with high acid, very slight tannins to back it up. Let it rip.

2014 vintage

Muted lemon pith, hints of oak and lees with lemon curd and toast. Good, but great paired with Mrs. Knurd's roasted red pepper and squash soup! Not as youthful in comparison with more recent vintages of Chx. Carbonnieux (understandable, but referring to 2016 in particular), meaning 2014 for me will be the ones I drink through first. A- (90) evaluation.

2014 vintage

78% Sauvignon, 22% Semillon aged 10 months in barrels of different size (25% new oak) - 13% Vol. Diam30 closure. PnP. Another 2 years after the prior. Still very youthful and primary without any signs of age, it shows a typical Sauvignon Blanc nose (gooseberries, green apples and citrus), the Semillon is hard to recognize, on the palate it is crisp, clean and dense with a good length. Very good now, but it is incredible how slow this ages, this …

2014 vintage

Délicieux. Teinte verte anisée.

2014 vintage

Acid plus with apricot notes.

2014 vintage

Balanced but fruit is fading away.

2014 vintage

Citrus fruits with lively acid. Very young and fresh in style.

2014 vintage

Very nice, bright, lots of citrus. Drank well with fois gras, and also with preserved lemon & chicken. 2012 still my favorite recent vintage, but this one is good.

2014 vintage

Citrus, green apples and gooseberries. Lively and fresh medium+ acid. Good body and lenght.

2014 vintage

Double blind tasting Pale lemon color with green tint Medium plus aromas of sweet citrus and green herbal notes but dominated by vanilla/ baking spice aromas of new oak Medium bodied with palate of ripe sweet citrus/ lemon curd and apple and dry rock minerality Medium plus acidity and medium alcohol with no phenolic bitterness noted Really persistent finish I love this wine and need more of this caliber Bordeaux Blanc in my cellar Drinking great now or can hold …

2014 vintage

Medium lemon with green overtones Aromatics medium +. Prominent oak spices. Myer lemon. Minerals. Green grass Palate has medium body. Acid medium + to high. Acid lingers in gums. No phenolics. Alcohol medium. Lemon curd, green herbs Finish has medium + length. Balance towards the acid Dry glass notes of sweet grapefruit Another beautiful white Bordeaux. Can drink now or hold for a while.

2014 vintage

With a vigorous decant before drinking. Bees wax bees knees plenty of stony brio, oak knitting nicely. I love white Bordeaux and this doesn’t disappoint at all. Drink and hold. Off list at Noreetuh. Deeeeelish.

2014 vintage

Endelig kveld etter listing i gangen. Kraftig lukt med fyrverkeri, krydder og gulplomme. Kraftig smak med sitrus i alle former. Intens og flott syre. Flott og spennende vin. 1 dag i flaske: noe tydeligere parfymert særegen lukt og smak mot sitrus og smågodt

2014 vintage

Fresh and piercing acidity. Fruit fully alove. It’s so young you’d think it was current vintage.

2014 vintage

Really great. So complex. Cat pee, grass, hay, peach, pineapple, minerals, grapefruit, melon and some herbs and vegetables. Very nice structure - almost full bodied but not quite. Refreshing acidity. Very good

2014 vintage

Past prime. Quite acidic on opening, softened over an hour. I have 3 more, wondering if I should decant it to freshen it up? I believe that I left it too long though

2014 vintage

Pale gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Briny, sour lemon, tart kiwi and hints of grapefruit enhanced by an ocean earthiness and green herbs.. 91+ to 92pts.

2014 vintage

A great surprise, perfect condition, great body and length, obviously less fruit than a younger vintage but lots of buttery beeswaxy stuff, drank much more like a 10-Y-O than a 35-Y-O. Wish I had another bottle.

1979 vintage

A private dinner (@ Home) : Base of neck. Full gold. Old but vinous and healthy, well-constructed but drier than expected.

1945 vintage

First bottle from a lot of three. Upper shoulder level, relatively dark colour, like a Sercial or a Tokaji; the nose is a bit like an old-fashioned Szamorodni, Turkish delight, apples, pâte sucrée in an oven, toffee and barley sugar; very dry on the palate, with a reasonably intact structure, slightly edgy acidity, hints of hazelnut and almond. Not in very good condition but quite fascinating.

1945 vintage

With MPL, BLR and Diane at S&F survey of ‘79 Bordeaux. Brilliant yellow gold color. Attractive. Excellent nose. Melon, toasty oak. One of the best white Graves I’ve ever smelled. On the palate, seems a little hollow and watered down; not up to the nose. Fairly lengthy finish. A bit sour. Sour character detracts, but the nose is great. 5-12-8-5: 80/100.

1979 vintage

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