Chateau La Tour Carnet 2021

JAMES SUCKLING: "A linear and typical Medoc here with blackcurrants and hints of spearmint on the nose and palate. Firm, polished and lightly velvety tannins."

WEINWISSER: "Opulentes Bouquet, warmer Blaubeerkuchen, Lakritze, getrocknete Rosenblätter und schwarzer Pfeffer. Am mächtigen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, mehliger Extraktfülle und bulligem Körper, gestützt von einer nervigen Rasse. Im verkapselten Finale zerstoßene kleine schwarze Beeren, Maulbeerhaut und (zu) mürbe Adstringenz. Trotz der Fülle ächzt der Körper unter dieser immensen Tanninlast, ob er das verdauen mag?"

DECANTER: "Cigar box, tobacco, leather, coffee, smoke and dark chocolate on the nose with perfumed blackcurrants. Ripe and chewy on the palate with these savoury elements of cinnamon, caramel, coffee and chocolate. Feels a little sombre right now, more calm than overtly expressive, but I like the overall smooth and weighty texture, not to mention the juicy side to the grippy, mouth-coating tannins. This has such an easy charm, yet still with a bold structure and lashings of spice. Characterful and a success in the vintage. Tasted twice."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 La Tour Carnet shows promise, exhibiting aromas of cherries and blackberries mingled with loamy soil and toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and generous, with lively acids and chalky grip, it's often among my favorites of the Magrez portfolio, and that's the case this year."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Brombeerkonfitüre, kandierte Orangen, etwas Edelholz und Nougat. Mittlerer Körper, dunkle Beeren, dezente Tannine, gute Frische, ein Alltagswein für den frühen Genuss."