Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 JURARARE Helena meets Rutherford

Helena meets Rutherford

it's whole-cluster fermented with native yeasts to capture the power and finesse of classic Côte-Rôtie Syrah

and his Pinot Grigio has become the bottle that converts skeptics

A whiskey finished in a custom-built toasted (not charred) barrel

Native fermentation in stainless steel barrels

Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 JURARARE Helena meets RutherfordOne 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