2009 Château La Tour Carnet
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The 2009 La Tour Carnet has an attractive blackberry, savory and peppermint scented bouquet that opens nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with gritty tannin, quite masculine and sharp with a slightly bitter finish. I suspect this will improve with bottle age as it amidst a dumb phase. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.
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The 2009 La Tour Carnet has an attractive blackberry, savory and peppermint scented bouquet that opens nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with gritty tannin, quite masculine and sharp with a slightly bitter finish. I suspect this will improve with bottle age as it amidst a dumb phase. (NM) 90+
Tasted blind. Very deep purplish crimson. Rich and ripe on the nose. And then pretty severe and sour on the palate. Not much fun! Very drying and austere. (JR)
Dense and blackcurranty and not very subtle. A layer of greenness. Acidification? Hollow finish. (JR)