Chateau du Cartillon Haut-Medoc 2016
Country: France Region: Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux
Varietal: 46% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Petit Verdot
Vintage: 2016 Category: Red Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Chateau du Cartillon
Description:
Château du Cartillon, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur, established in the heart of the Haut-Médoc appellation on the route of the great Médoc Châteaux, is a 55-hectare property under sustainable viticulture. In 2019 it obtained the HVE level 3 certification. The quality of this terroir has been identified for a long time, making Château du Cartillon a property well known since the 19th century. Since 2007, this estate has been operated and distributed by Crus et Domaines de France, a major négociant of the “Place de Bordeaux”.
Tasting Notes:
This Cru Bourgeois Supérieur has a very rich colour. The intense and always elegant bouquet displays aromas of ripe fruit, set off by notes of spice and liquorice. On the palate the wine is remarkably well balanced. Ripe, velvety tannins ensure a lingering, vanilla finish. Like all the great Médoc wines, Chateau du Cartillon develops beautifully with age.
93/100 Points - James Suckling
"Another excellent Haut-Medoc that is rich and fleshy, but has lively acidity and a very attractive, minty freshness. The polished tannins give it plenty of drive at the long, mineral finish. Drink or hold."
