The history of La Tour Carnet merges with the history of France. Bearing the name of the squire who infallibly helped his Lord to resist French royalty at the end of the Hundred Years War, Château La Tour Carnet played a major role in the revolution of the Médoc vineyards and the quality of its wine, rewarded by the entry in the classification of Grands Crus Classés of 1855. The diversity of its terroir and the constant search for perfection make this Haut-Médoc an exceptional wine.
Since purchasing the estate in 2000, Bernard Magrez has returned the estate’s Château, cellars and 311 hectares to their glory days, marrying cutting-edge technology with traditional savoir-faire.
This Special Edition of Château La Tour Carnet – also called “Petit Tuquet” and labelled as Cuvée Merlot – is an ultra-rare micro-cuvée from the historic Château La Tour Carnet in Bordeaux.
The grapes come from a single parcel of 7,139 vines of Merlot, all of them going into this one cuvée. The number appears on the label. 1,250 bottles, each individually numbered.
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VARIETALS
100% Merlot
VINTAGE
2020
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13.5%
APPEARANCE
Brilliant appearance with violet highlights.
NOSE
Fleshy and enveloping with aromas of fresh red fruits, black cherry, plum and cocoa, evolving into notes of spice and tobacco.
PALATE
Precise, balanced entry on the palate, with a very refined and luscious finish.
AGEING
12 months in 100% new oak.
PAIRING
Beef, braised pork, aged cheeses. For the Thai table, it is recommended with “moo hong”, “panang neua” or “khao soi”.
RATINGS
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