Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 SPCALIFORNIA Carignane and Alicante Bouschet planted

Carignane and Alicante Bouschet planted right alongside and picked together

This may be the smallest grower we have ever worked with: Amaury Beaufort farms well under a hectare of vines

Full-bodied but accessible

tart-yet-elegant ale that bridges the worlds of beer and wine

Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 SPCALIFORNIA Carignane and Alicante Bouschet plantedOne of Graves' great chteaux, with vines planted on the region's famous deep gravels. Carbonnieux Rouge is Cabernet Sauvignon led, classically Pessac in profile fine tannins, freshness, integrated oak, and what we'd call luxury without weight. 2018 in Pessac Lognan was a powerful, structured vintage: this is the denser, more brooding face of Carbonnieux, with dark fruit, gravel, and a real spine of Cabernet. Notably, the chteau itself recommends