Tasting notes:
Chateau Carcanieux Crus Bourgeois du Medoc. Ripe cassis fruit, oak spice and a leafy note to the ripe tannins. Gently feral and showing a hint of maturity. The sous bois-flavoured finish is long and spicy with a lingering, fruity core.
Food Match:
Try with a peppered steak, chargrilled lamb or venison
Producer/Region: Chateau Carcanieux Crus Bourgeois du Medoc
Chateau Carcanieux covers an area of 40 hectares, 37 of which are planted with vines. Mostly consisting of old vine Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The estate sits on a ridge above the town of Queyrac named Les Terres Hautes de Carcanieux (“The Highlands of Queyrac”). The soil here is extremely gravelly, giving rise the estate’s original name that is carved into its pediment: Carcanieux Les Graves.
Chateau Carcanieux is a part of the Maison Ginestet stable of wines. As both a trader and a producer of its own wines, Maison Ginestet has long been convinced of the need to work the land in a viable manner. And it places substantial emphasis on partnerships with sustainable agriculture-accredited winegrowing estates. Some growers are fully organic, and Ginestet is certified to bottle wines made from organically grown grapes.
In 2006, Maison Ginestet set up an international wine school at its Carignan-de-Bordeaux site. Through the Ginestet Wine Academy, Maison Ginestet shares with its commercial partners the expertise it has gained over more than a century of producing and marketing Bordeaux wines.
For more information about the producer:Â https://www.vignoblesdeterroirs.com/en/
