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Tasting notes
Score 88/100 · Drink 2026-2042, Neal Martin, Apr 2026

The 2016 La Tour Carnet has a comparatively austere bouquet with cedar and tobacco-infused black fruit, quite "classic". The palate is medium-bodied with slightly edgy tannins, dark chocolate and a touch of Bovril masking the fruit underneath, the finish missing some freshness. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.

Critic scores

Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

93
92-93/100

James Suckling

89
87-90/100

Wine Spectator

More reviews and scores

90 points
Neal Martin
Score 90/100 · Drink 2022-2036, Neal Martin, Aug 2020

The 2016 La Tour Carnet has a pretty, well-defined bouquet of blackberry, light cedar and pressed iris petal aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. There is a little hardness here, and a foursquare finish implies that it has closed down since I last tasted it. A very fine La Tour Carnet. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.

15 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 15/20 · Drink 2023-2029, Jancis Robinson MW, Jan 2020

Tasted blind. Sweet and ripe berries. Tough end. A bit tart. (JR)

91 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 91/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Feb 2019

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La Tour Carnet
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Product details

Grape Blend

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol ABV%

14%

Classification

Quatrième Grand Cru Classé

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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