This was one of the wine we tasted after the Chateau Pape Clement visit. A fourth growth estate from the Magrez stable, this is a wine with which I am less familiar. Tracing its history back to the Middle Ages (though details are sketchy), it was originally named Carnet at the time of the 1855 classification, being named after Jean Carnet, descended from Jean de Foix who is believed to have built the chateau on this estate. The estate is planted with both red and white grapes (of the latter, there are both the blanc and gris versions of Sauvignon but no Muscadelle).
As for this wine, it was a deep ruby, with a sweet berry nose spiced with a soupcon of acid and wood. The palate was sweet acid and fruity with some tannins, supported by a nice acid backbone.
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