Château Carbonnieux - Pessac-Léognan - 1993 - Pessac-Léognan

White

Description

Château Carbonnieux white is a legendary wine. It is said that in the 18th century it entered the Sultan of Constantinople, thanks to its great clarity, under the name of “Carbonnieux Mineral Water”, thus defying Koranic law.
The clay-limestone soils of the Garonne gravel located in the Pessac-Léognan appellation undoubtedly produce the best dry white wines in the Bordeaux region. Young, the whites of Carbonnieux charm with their freshness, their purity and their aromatic intensity, both fruity and floral. As they age, they develop notes of dried and candied fruit that offer a wide range of gastronomic combinations. The batches that will enter this classified growth will be assembled in such a way as to induce a beautiful complicity between the grape varieties. The Sémillons selected will structure the vivacity of the Sauvignons by bringing roundness and volume in the mouth.

Additional informations

World icon Country :  France
Pin icon Regions :  Bordeaux
Glass icon Appellation :  Pessac-Léognan
Sugar icon Sugar level :  Dry
Grappe icon Variety :  Sauvignon
Cultivation icon Type of crop :  Conventional

Know a bit more about the domain

In 1365, the noble house of Bosq began the adventure of wine by giving birth to the vineyard. In the 18th century, the Scottish merchant George Smith bought the estate, attached his name to it, built the charterhouse and exported the wines produced to England, thus contributing to their fame. In 1957, Château Smith Haut Lafitte passed into the hands of the Bordeaux merchant Louis Eschenauer. The 1959 classification for the wines of Graves confirms their reputation by classifying the reds as grand cru. There remains the question of the classification of white wines, which does not only concern this area and feeds the debates of experts and connoisseurs.
Since 1990, the owners are Florence and Daniel Cathiard, who fell in love with the place and the wines produced. This is a real renaissance for the property. The Cathiards are inhabited by the constant concern to express the best of their grapes and their terroirs. Given the reputation of the estate and the quality of its wines, we are entitled to believe that they succeeded.

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