Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 PURYEARSALE The palate is crisp and

The palate is crisp and balanced

clean finish

a long submerged-cap maceration

Floral on the nose with pepper notes and citrus with a light touch of cinnamon on the tongue

This is mid-weight

Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 PURYEARSALE The palate is crisp andOne of Graves' great chteaux, with vines planted on the region's famous deep gravels. Carbonnieux Rouge is Cabernet Sauvignon led, classically Pessac in profile fine tannins, freshness, integrated oak, and what we'd call luxury without weight. 2018 in Pessac Lognan was a powerful, structured vintage: this is the denser, more brooding face of Carbonnieux, with dark fruit, gravel, and a real spine of Cabernet. Notably, the chteau itself recommends