I am impressed. Blue-fruit and blackberry character with crushed stone and cement. Dried lavender, too. It’s full and chewy with polished tannins. Really focused. One of the best I have had from here.

Couleur sombre et intense. Nez moyennement aromatique, au fruité mûr. Bouche parfumée, savoureuse, agréable, de corps et de longueur moyens.

Strong black pepper, cloves, saffron and smoked cedar notes, adding up to spicy fruit and oak influence. A little overpowering on the attack but it settles down and this has excellent personality and hold. Good stuff.

Exhibiting aromas of earthy black fruits, bay leaf, burning embers and forest floor, the 2019 Carbonnieux is medium to full-bodied, rich and enveloping, with a broad attack that segues into a fleshy core of fruit framed by ripe acids and fine, powdery tannins that assert themselves gently on the finish.

Würziges Bouquet, Cayenne pfeffer, schwarze Brombeeren, Minze, zart Teer. Gute Dichte, saftig, zart adstringierend, feine Säure, Wald himbeeren, geröstete Kräuter, Bitterschokolade, reife Brombeeren im Finish, gute Länge.

Plus opulent en attaque, moelleuse, qu'en finale, marquée par la fraîcheur du cabernet-sauvignon (60 % de l'assemblage), c'est un vin de bel équilibre, aux tanins bien étagés, au fruit noir (un peu mat dans l'échantillon dégusté) élevé d'épices douces.

Black fruit, dried sage, charred bark, lavender, graphite and oyster shell on the nose. It’s full-bodied with firm, tightly wound tannins. Focused. Excellent tannin framing. Best yet. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot, 5% cabernet franc and 5% petit verdot. Try in 2026.