A solid Haut-Medoc with currant and walnut character and some dried mushroom. It’s full-bodied with medium, chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Well done. Drink after 2024.
94 points, James Suckling (Feb 2022)
The 2019 La Tour Carnet has turned out beautifully. Dark, pliant and super-expressive, the 2019 possesses tremendous richness as well as character. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, leather, spice, licorice, iron and dried herbs infuse the 2019 with gorgeous layers of dimension. La Tour Carnet is a consistently outstanding bottle, as it is again in 2019.
93 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Feb 2022)
Dark plum in colour, ruby reflections. Good depth to the fruit, alongside cedar, pepper and cinnamon spice. The tannins are in evidence, holding the savoury blueberry, cassis and raspberry fruit in place. This is restrained, with a powerful structure that is confident rather than exuberant. Bernard Magrez is overseeing an estate in full expansion, not just in size (176ha) but also in quality. Michel Rolland is the consultant. Harvest September 21 to October 10. 33% new oak.
93 points, Jane Anson (Jan 2022)
Offering up aromas of rich cassis and blackberry fruit mingled with burning embers, loamy soil and cigar wrapper, the 2019 La Tour Carnet is medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with a broad attack that segues into an ample core of fruit that's framed by ripe, powdery tannins and lively acids. This is a seamless, rather giving Médoc that has turned out very well.
92 points, William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Apr 2022)
The 2019 Château La Tour Carnet is terrific, with a pure, medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated style as well as impressive cassis, tobacco, spicy wood, and graphite aromas and flavors. The purity here is spot on, and it has ripe, polished tannins, outstanding balance, and a great finish.
92 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Apr 2022)
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