2019 Château La Tour-Carnet

The 2019 La Tour Carnet has a nicely composed bouquet with blackberry, raspberry coulis, cedar and subtle sous-bois scents, quite precise and focused. The palate is very well balanced with finely sculpted tannins, well-judged acidity and a harmonious, classically-styled finish. Very fine. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

- Neal Martin (01/2023)

A solid Haut-Medoc with currant and walnut character and some dried mushroom. It’s full-bodied with medium, chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Well done. Drink after 2024. (02/2022)

The 2019 Château La Tour Carnet is terrific, with a pure, medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated style as well as impressive cassis, tobacco, spicy wood, and graphite aromas and flavors. The purity here is spot on, and it has ripe, polished tannins, outstanding balance, and a great finish. (04/2022)

La Tour Carnet 2019 has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It opens with spicy notes of clove oil and cinnamon stick, leading to a core of redcurrant jelly and black raspberries, plus a hint of fallen leaves. Medium-bodied, the palate is bright and breezy with lively red berry flavors and soft, well-managed tannins, finishing perfumed. (05/2023)

This has a good burst of dark plum and blackberry preserve flavors, along with a solid dose of roasted vanilla and tobacco. Ends with a graphite hint for support. Well done. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2030. 68,500 cases made, 3,500 cases imported.

- J.M.

Offering up aromas of rich cassis and blackberry fruit mingled with burning embers, loamy soil and cigar wrapper, the 2019 La Tour Carnet is medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with a broad attack that segues into an ample core of fruit that's framed by ripe, powdery tannins and lively acids. This is a seamless, rather giving Médoc that has turned out very well.

- William Kelley (04/2022)