Chateau Carbonnieux - Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc 2023

JAMES SUCKLING: "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."

DECANTER: "With its lemon rind and grassy notes, this Sauvignon Blanc dominated wine - ever reliable - continues to appeal in 2023, although it does have some varietal aspects that come across as less nuanced when compared to some of its peers. Nonetheless, this is excellent white wine, with grip, juiciness, depth and freshness. To be served confidently with fish in a cream sauce."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Granny Smith apples, flowers, lemon rind, honeysuckle, white peach, and pineapple is there with just a swirl or two in the perfume. Vibrant, fresh, and fruity with sweetness, spice, roundness, finishing with pineapples, white peach, and lemon curd, with the touch of crushed sones in the backend. The wine blends 65% Sauvignon Blanc and 35% Semillon. Drink from 2025-2035."

VINUM: "Expressiv, sehr steinig, rauchig, grasige Noten, Zitrusfrüchte; frischer Gaumen, lebendig, leichtfüssig, dabei mit Druck und guter Konzentration, ungemein knackig, mit Rasse und Länge."

FALSTAFF: "Helles Gelbgrün, silberfarbene Reflexe. Zart nach Kräutern und Grapefruitzesten, ein Hauch von Stachelbeeren, floraler Touch. Mittlerer Körper, weißer Apfel, finessenreicher Säurebogen, salzig-mineralisch im Abgang, gut anhaftend, ein frischer Speisenbegleiter"

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 65% Sauvignon Blanc and 35% Sémillon, 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."

WEINWISSER: "Delikates Bouquet, Nektarine, Mirabellengelee und frischgemahlener weißer Pfeffer. Am leichtfüßig saftigen Gaumen mit balancierter Rasse und stützender Mineralität. Im aromatischen Finale mit Zitrusschale, Grapefruitzesten und edlem Kreideton."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2023 Château Carbonnieux Blanc is light gold-hued and offer terrific aromatics of ripe citrus, minty herbs, and a kiss of grapefruit. These carry to a medium-bodied white with a round, supple texture, nicely integrated acidity, and outstanding length."