All Wines Cabernet Based Blend Château Carcanieux 2010
Château Carcanieux

Château Carcanieux 2010

Item Code: 3827210
RRP HK$299.00
HK$263.12 / bottle when you Mix 12 or more
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Description

Bordeaux’s 2010 was described as ‘the vintage of a lifetime’ and its wines, many still in great shape, are the evidence. This is a complex, classic Cru Bourgeois claret. Barrel aged, it offers lovely layers of mature fruit, spice and new leather.

Finding a parcel of 2010 claret nine years after this 5-Star vintage was a coup for our Buyer Jean-Marc Sauboua. Critic Michael Schuster described the wines of 2010 on release as “massively elegant, fresher, firmer, more tannic”, Suckling praised them for being “very precise, focused and fresh to taste”, “dangerously good” said Jancis Robinson MW.

Médoc wines that year proved particularly good value too. The 40 hectare estate Château Carcanieux has very gravelly soils, hence its original name Carcanieux Les Graves. This encourages superb concentration and ripeness in the wines. Cabernet with Merlot, and aged in barrel, this silky claret has a fine balance of fruit and maturity, with spice from the oak. Decant and serve with steak au poivre.

Wine File
Colour: Red
Wine Style: Red - Medium to Full Bodied
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol: 13.0%
Bottle Size: 750ml
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