The 2016 Carbonnieux Bordeaux Blend from Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, France, is a red wine produced by Carbonnieux. This wine has garnered significant attention for its quality, with a range of scores from 91 to 95 points from various professional reviewers. The wine is sealed with a cork and has an alcohol content of 13.5%.
James Suckling awarded this wine 95 points, noting its potential and describing it as "big and juicy red with lots of fruit and tannins," while also mentioning that it is "full-bodied, chewy and intense." Suckling hints that this vintage may even surpass the 2015.
Wine Enthusiast also gave it a stellar 95 points, praising its structure and future potential. The review highlights the wine's young tannins and fresh, perfumed fruit, predicting that it will develop into "a restrained and elegant wine" by 2025.
Wine Spectator scored the wine 92 points, describing it as "well-built" with a core of "dense plum paste, raspberry reduction, and melted red licorice notes." The review emphasizes its "youthfully vibrant" nature and suggests it will cellar well from 2021 through 2031.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck both rated the wine at 91 points. Lisa Perrotti-Brown from Wine Advocate notes its "warm black and red plums, blackcurrants and cigar box scents," commending its medium body, fine-grained texture, and minerally finish. Jeb Dunnuck describes it as having "notes of red and black currants, truffles, smoked earth, and graphite," and appreciates its "old-school vibe" and classic Graves character.
Decanter gave the wine a score of 93 points, acknowledging the estate's improving consistency in red wine production. The review describes the 2016 vintage as "powerful," with unresolved tannins and "jammy ripe black and red fruit," balanced by good acidity and freshness.
Lastly, Jeff Leve from The Wine Cellar Insider scored it 92 points, noting its significant improvement during barrel aging. Leve highlights its "smoky fruits, flowers, earth and tobacco leaf" on the nose and describes the wine as "medium-bodied and elegant," finishing with a "fresh, red cherry core of fruits."
Overall, the 2016 Carbonnieux Bordeaux Blend is highly regarded for its potential, structure, and balanced flavors, making it a noteworthy addition to any wine collection.