CHÂTEAU CARBONNEAU la VERRIÈRE 2020

In the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, Chateau Carbonneau is situated 20 kilometres from St Emilion and 35 kilometres from Bergerac. In a unique and idyllic setting, the chateau offers luxury accommodation and fine wines on the slopes of Pessac sur Dordogne.

Shortly after 1992, Wilfrid and Jacquie Franc de Ferriere inherited the property and began by replanting the vineyard with grape varieties typical of the Bordeaux region, especially Merlot which grows well on the slopes of Gensac. Thus began the revival of wine at Carbonneau. The Vineyard covers 15 hectares planted on the clay/limestone soils of the slopes of Gensac.

Winery notes (2020 Vintage)
"The wine offers a complex bouquet of ripe wild fruit, blackcurrant and well balanced oak. The wine is full bodied with a long and toasty finish, evoking flavours of light tobacco, licorice and mocha on the palate."

89/100 Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, December 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"This firm wine is packed with tannins that dominate the black fruits. This will, of course, change, with softening tannins and developing fruit. Expect the wine to be fully in balance from 2025."