Château Carbonnieux Blanc, Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2018

Château Carbonnieux is one of the oldest and largest wine estates in the Bordeaux region. Its history extends over almost 8 centuries and its vineyard over a hundred hectares. Belonging to the Perrin Family since 4 generations, the whole vineyard is located around the castle at the top of a superb gravel hill.  All the wines produced depend on the Pessac-Léognan AOP. The vines cultivated in a sustainable and eco-responsible agriculture are devoted to exclusively producing red and dry white wines,
both of which are qualified as Grands Crus Classés de Graves

• Winemaker: Andréa Perrin
  
• Farming: Sustainable, HVE 3
  
• Variety: 70% Sauvignon, 30% Sémillon. Avg. 28 year-old-vines.
  
• Terroir: clay–limestone, Garonne gravel
  
• Vinification: Hand picked between August 28 - September 12, slow and gentle pneumatic pressing, both whole and destemmed bunches. Fermented and aged in oak barrels and vats.
  
• Aging: 10 months aging in barrel and wooden casks, 25% new French oak
• Tasting Note:
• Scores: 94 Wine Spectator, A brisk lemon pith note flanks a core of lemon curd, honeysuckle, tarragon, oyster shell and salted butter notes, with a hint of warm, herbed focaccia on the finish adding range and contrast. Delicious. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Drink now through 2026.
  

Château Carbonnieux white is a legendary wine. It is said that in the 18th century it was introduced to the Sultan of Constantinople’s palace because of its clarity and was called “mineral water from Carbonnieux”, thus defying the Islamic law.