Chateau Tour Carnet 2020, 4eme Cru Classé, Haut Medoc

Minimum order: 6 bottles. We sell in cases of 6 or 12 to ensure you get the best deal, best price and best service.

Sorry, Out of Stock!  Due back in stock 24 November 2026

Ch La Tour Carnet is a 4eme Grand Cru Classé, one of only 5 Classed Growth that are not from a particular commune (St Julien, Margaux etc) and offers real value in the Classed Growth market.

The 2020 is a Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon blend (with a drop of Petit Verdot)  which spends 16 months in oak of which 30% is new oak. 
It shows with a deep purple colour in the glass, and offers ripe black, red currants and cherries on the nose. 
It's Medium-to-Full bodied, with energetic fruit and balanced acidity. It finishes long and structured, with the dark fruit flavours lingering. 

Wine Advocate says:
91 Points, Aromas of raspberries, crème de cassis, cigar wrapper and loamy soil introduce the 2020 La Tour Carnet, a medium to full-bodied, velvety and polished wine that's more harmonious and better balanced than Magrez's Grands Chênes. 

Decanter says:
92 Points, Crisp and crunchy, though quite chalky and creamy with licks of liquorice and wet stone. Quite high-toned, feels tight and very coiled right now with clear cedar, cinnamon and clove spice. The fruit profile is good, ripe blackcurrant and blueberries, but the whole frame is constricted almost straight away. Does feel clean though with firmness. It has a classicism in the sleek nature - well formed with estate signature. 

Wine Spectator says:
89 Points, This has a solid core of dark plum and blackberry fruit flavors that marry well with anise- and alder-accented toast. Stays focused through the finish. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2028. 

The owner of Ch. La Tour Carnet also owns other Classed Growths (Pape Clement, Fombrauge etc) and has just released a selection of wines which are 'interesting' to say the least!  There are mixed vintage blends from Pape Clement & La Tour Carnet and one wine - Mes 5 Pépites -  is a blend of 2018 wines from Château Pape Clément, Château La Tour Carnet, Château Frombrauge, Château Magrez Frombauge and Château Les Grands Chênes.
They are doing what we say in Ireland is 'bending' the rules, not 'breaking' them!
There are tiny quantities available so I doubt they'll get to Ireland!

*There are, as noted above 5 Chateau Cru Classé wines that lie in Haut Medoc but outside the named communes (St Julien, Margaux, Pauillac, St Estephe) .  Can you name them?
Ch La Lagune , 3eme Cru Classé
Ch La Tour Carnet, 4eme Cru Classé
Ch Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé
Château Belgrave, 5eme Cru Classé
 Château Camensac, 5eme Cru Classé