Château Carbonnieux 2025

Tasting notes and recommendations for Château Carbonnieux Blanc 2025

Tasting

Appearance
This wine reveals a beautiful pale yellow hue, characteristic of the estate’s great white wines.

Nose
Precise and aromatic, the bouquet displays lovely intensity, blending floral notes with citrus fruit nuances, reflecting the sunny character of this vintage.

Palate
The palate is both concentrated and perfectly balanced. It offers a fresh attack supported by fine mineral precision, leading to a dense, fleshy finish with delicate lemony notes.

Food and wine pairings
This great white wine pairs wonderfully with seafood, particularly oysters, or summer salads. Its rich texture also enhances fish in sauce, white meats, poultry, and fresh cheeses.

Serving and cellaring
Château Carbonnieux Blanc 2025 can be enjoyed in its youth to appreciate its vibrant freshness, but it also has excellent aging potential, allowing it to develop complex notes of dried and candied fruits over time.

Other characteristics
This vintage has an alcohol content of 14% with a pH of 3.11. The yield for this harvest reaches 25 hectoliters per hectare.

The sunny and balanced expression of a great Pessac-Léognan wine

The estate
Founded in 1234, Château Carbonnieux is one of the oldest estates in Bordeaux. Located on the outskirts of the city, this historic property covers 200 hectares, including 100 hectares of vineyards. Now managed by the Perrin family (Philibert, Eric and Christine), the estate has established itself among the most prestigious names in the region. Recognized as a Grand Cru Classé de Graves in 1959 for both its red and white wines, the château stands out for its strong environmental commitment and exceptional terroir, producing wines of great elegance.

The vineyard
The vineyard dedicated to white wines extends over 45 hectares within the Pessac-Léognan appellation. The vines, averaging 30 years of age, thrive on a mosaic of complex soils composed of Garonne gravels and clay-limestone soils. The estate is a true pioneer in sustainable viticulture, with a quarter of its plots farmed organically.

The vintage
The year 2025 is characterized by extreme climatic conditions. After early budburst at the end of March and a particularly dry spring, the growing cycle progressed steadily. Flowering occurred quickly and evenly in mid-May. The summer proved very hot and almost rainless. Some welcome rainfall in mid-July encouraged a rapid and complete véraison, before a scorching early August and a low crop load accelerated ripening.

Winemaking and aging
Harvesting by hand took place from August 19 to September 4. In the cellar, Château Carbonnieux Blanc 2025 benefits from slow and gentle pneumatic pressing under inert gas, followed by cold settling. The must is then divided into 23 separate lots. Aging lasts 10 months, with regular bâtonnage, in 225- and 400-liter barrels as well as 30- and 50-hectoliter vats, including 10% new oak.

Grape varieties
Château Carbonnieux Blanc 2025 is made from 55% sauvignon blanc and 45% sémillon.