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2020 Château La Tour Carnet
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Haut-Médoc
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Community Tasting Notes 14
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tomandlu wrote:
February 27, 2024 - Decanted about 2 hours and consumed over another 2 hours or so. Virtually opaque purple-garnet color. Moderately complex nose of cassis, leather, tobacco, and red fruits that persisted for about 3 hours and then closed down. Ripe, silky , and nicely balanced on the palate at first but eventually became rather harsh, tannic, and angular. Not sure what to make of it. Had we drunk it all in the first two hours or so I'd have rated it 90 or so. Later not so good but perhaps it just shut down. Will it keep? Will it age? I haven't a clue. I'll buy more and drink them young and perhaps keep one for the sake of curiosity.
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stamperb Likes this wine: 88 points
December 19, 2023 - Nose: Fresh and ripe cassis, wildflowers, vanilla, cotton candy, old sawdust. Palate: Tart blackberry; tannins have a light prickle to them; bracing acidy, which does mellow on day two.
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Costes76 Likes this wine: 91 points
November 9, 2023 - Good QPR
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Jeff Leve wrote: 92 points
March 21, 2023 - Dark garnet in color, the wine pops with its show nose of espresso, smoked currants, licorice, and barbecue aromas. The wine is ripe, round and lush with a full, rich, polished wave of black cherries and cocoa that come through easily on the mid-palate and in the finish. Drink from 2024-2045.
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FransS wrote: 91 points
March 6, 2023 - The 2020 vintage UGCB tasting in Amsterdam 03/06/2023 (Amsterdam): Good fruit, nice concentration, good balance, but a bit one-dimensional in the midtaste
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By Julia Harding, MW
1/25/2024 (link)(Ch La Tour Carnet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
3/29/2023 (link)(Château La Tour Carnet Haut-Médoc , France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2020 Bordeaux from Bottle, 3/29/2023 (link)(Chateau La Tour Carnet) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Georgina Hindle
Bordeaux 2020 in bottle, 2/1/2023 (link)(Château La Tour Carnet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2020: Saving the Best for Last (Feb 2023), 2/1/2023 (link)(La Tour Carnet La Tour Carnet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Thrice Is Nice: Bordeaux 2020 in Bottle (Feb 2023), 2/1/2023 (link)(La Tour Carnet La Tour Carnet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
December 2022, 12/1/2022 (link)(Château La Tour Carnet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
11/9/2022 (link)(Ch La Tour Carnet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux 2020: En Primeur – Part 2, 6/4/2021 (link)(Chateau La Tour Carnet) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: Almost Back to Normal (Jun 2021), 6/1/2021 (link)(La Tour Carnet La Tour Carnet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2020 Medoc, 5/1/2021 (link)(Château La Tour Carnet, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
Vingt-Vingt Vins: Bordeaux 2020 (May 2021), 5/1/2021 (link)(La Tour Carnet La Tour Carnet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/13/2021 (link)(Ch La Tour Carnet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
4/8/2021 (link)(Château La Tour Carnet Haut-Médoc , France) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2021, 4/1/2021 (link)(Château La Tour Carnet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2020
- Type Red
- Producer Château La Tour Carnet
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Haut-Médoc
- UPC Codes 3760117903744, 3760117904826
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 26 (8%)
- In Cellars 296 (86%)
- Consumed 22 (6%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 3 votes
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationHaut-Médoc
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