Wine Advocate-Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, France- The 2009 is an extremely strong vintage of the Carbonnieux Blanc. It is exotic, honeyed, and higher in alcohol than some vintages, with compelling richness. [BARREL SCORE 90-92] (Elegant, Citrus, Mineral, Medium-bodied)
The vineyard for Chateau Carbonnieux's white wine is situated on clay-limestone slopes which support the region's famous Garonnaise gravel. These rare and respected terroirs produce exceptional white wines whose superior character has been recognized for centuries. When young, Carbonnieux's white wine charms with its freshness, its purity and its fruity, floral aromatic intensity. When mature, it develops notes of dried and preserved fruit which offer numerous opportunities for satisfying food matches.
Château Tour Leognan is a wine of pleasure, an assemblage characterized by Sauvignon which delivers notes of citrus fruits as well as a fleshy and elegant mouth. This lively and fruity combination is rounded by the sweetness and fatness of Semillon.
Even-textured, fresh and full, but with intriguing mid-palate sweetness and length, but somehow all a bit uninspired.