Andrew Caillard MW

Deep crimson. Instense blackcurrant praline vanilla nougat aromas. Supple and sweet fruited with ripe cassis, chocolaty notes, fine loosknit grainy tannins and udnerlying espresso, roasted coffee notes. Firm chalky firnish with seductive sweet fruits. Very modern and approachable. (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc 30%+ new oak)

Tastingbook.com

Antonio Galloni

The 2022 La Tour Carnet is a potent, brooding wine. A rush of dark red fruit, iron, white pepper, leather and licorice stains the palate. This driving, persistent Haut-Médoc has a lot to recommend it. The 2022 is complex and wonderfully dynamic in the glass, qualities that will allow it to age gracefully for many years to come.

Wine Enthusiast

This classed growth estate just outside Saint-Julien, produces a rich, dense wine. Its concentration and black fruits combine with acidity and a solid structure that will age well.

Christer Byklum

Markus del Monego MW

WinesCritic.com

Rich in matter, it shows notes of black cherries, black plums, blackberries, dark chocolate and crushed stone. Graphite and marjoram describe the secondary scene. Full body, perfectly ripe tannins and a finish of great harmony and stylistic precision.

Bettane et Desseauve

James Suckling

Ripe cherries, plums, tapenade, dried flowers and a touch of baked berries on the nose. This is ripe but still juicy and tightly wound, with dusty tannins that coalesce at the end.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

A bit of cocoa adds the perfect touch of complexity to all the sweet, ripe, blackberries, black cherries, and espresso in the nose, and on the lush, round, forward, fruity palate. The wine blends 59% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Cabernet Franc. You can enjoy this on release.

Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet colour with opaque core and purple reflections, delicate brightening on the rim. Subtle noble oak nuances, some chocolate, dark wild berries, discreet herbal savouriness in the background. Juicy, ripe cherries, pleasant fruit sweetness, fresh acidity, nougat on the finish, a versatile food wine that will soon be accessible.

Decanter

Bold and forward, this surges with power and juicy acidity giving a really dynamic and lively profile but with a dark, spiced core. Bright strawberries meet sticky liquorice, espresso, cocoa and an almost bitter orange element on the finish. There's minerality too in the wet stone, blood iron and graphite grip that takes hold towards the end. I like the styling and the fact the wine hasn't been pushed too far in a year where that would have been easy. It has heft but also a hint of classicism.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Chris Kissack, The Wine Doctor

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine Maniacs

Good old classic. Easy going and accessible. All check box ticked though nothing sta nds out. Linear, a touch of freshness at the end.