Tour Carnet - Haut-Médoc 2023

Vinous

89

byNeal Martinthe2/1/2026

The 2023 La Tour Carnet offers dark berry fruit, briar, graphite and light tea leaf scents that open in the glass, quite classical in style. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, touches of black pepper and quite a noticeable seaweed note lending a little complexity on the finish. Quite solid style but, again, fresh and sapid.

Jamessuckling.com

92

byJames Sucklingthe1/27/2026

A juicy red showing good balance and fruit. Aromas of spiced red berries, red cherries and hints of paprika and cedar. Juicy and expressive, with a medium body, lightly chewy tannins and a medium-long finish. Merlot and cabernet sauvignon. Drink now or hold.

Yvesbeck.wine

91-93

byYves Beckthe5/14/2024

Das Bouquet zeichnet sich durch Vielfalt und Harmonie aus. Keine der vorhandenen Komponenten ist dominant. Ich erkenne unter anderem feine Noten von schwarzer Johannisbeere, Eukalyptus und einen Hauch von Kaffee. Der Wein hat eine gute Dichte, ist linear und wird von bestens eingebundenen, feinkörnigen Tanninen unterstützt. Die Säurestruktur bildet die Frische und stimmt den Wein mundwassernd. Ein harmonischer Wein, der noch an Gaumenaromatik gewinnen muss. Dazu wird er während der Reifung Zeit haben.

Jeb DUNNUCK

89-91

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2024

Spicy red and black fruits, new leather, flowers, and some tobacco notes all define the 2023 Château La Tour Carnet, a pure, medium-bodied, nicely balanced 2023 that has plenty of mid-palate depth, ripe, polished tannins, juicy acidity, and a great finish. It's another beautiful wine under the Magrez umbrella that has tons of fruit as well as character.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93

byJeff Levethe5/6/2024

Flowers, tobacco and red fruits define the core of this wine on the nose, and on the palate. Medium-boded, with more freshness than in previous vintages, the wine ends with a complicating nuance of citrus in the finish that I really like. You can enjoy this in its youth. Drink from 2026-2040. 91-93 Pts.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

92

byJane Ansonthe5/6/2024

The inky depths that you expect of a Magrez property are fully in play here. Intense, concentrated, good tannic structure, inky and powerful, this has depth and lift, and is full of Haut-Médoc character. 36hl/ha yields.

Vinous

91-93

byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2024

The 2023 La Tour Carnet is superb. La Tour Carnet is one of Bordeaux's hidden gems. The 2023 is another fine edition. Dried herbs, leather, incense, licorice, crushed flowers, chocolate and spice lend notable aromatic complexity. Medium in body and nuanced, the 2023 has so much to offer. In this vintage, it benefits from the addition of fruit from Bernard Magrez's estate in Saint-Estèphe. In some tastings, La Tour Carnet has been more opulent. Either way, few wines in Bordeaux offer a better mix of quality and value.

Vinous

89-91

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2024

The 2023 La Tour Carnet was picked from September 25 to October 6 at 43hL/ha and includes more Merlot this year, at 75% of the blend. It is maturing in 60% new oak. The 2023 presents a well-defined bouquet of blackberry and raspberry fruit, with touches of cedar developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, a little chewy in the mouth, with nice grip and a lightly spiced finish. This is a fine, what you might call “dependable," La Tour Carnet that will give a lot of pleasure over 12 to 15 years.

Falstaff

92

byPeter Moserthe4/29/2024

Dark ruby, purple reflections, brighter on the rim. Fresh cherry fruit, hints of nougat and blackberries, tangerine zest, subtle wood spice. Medium body, red fruit, discreet tannins, good freshness, already accessible, a versatile food wine.

Alexandre Ma

90-92

byAlexandre Mathe4/28/2024

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2024

A structured La Tour Carnet with dark currant, bark and wet earth. Medium to full body. Should develop nicely.