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Château
Carbonnieux

Pessac-Léognan
Cru Classé de Graves
The Perrin Family
One of the most ancient winegrowing estates in Bordeaux, Château Carbonnieux has made wine without interruption since the 13th century.

Built in an understated style, the château itself is an impressive building dating from the Middle Ages.

The first owners – and accomplished winegrowers – were the Benedictine monks of Sainte-Croix abbey in Bordeaux, who made internationally-renowned red and white wines centuries ago. They also succeeded in introducing their palecoloured, crystalclear white wine to the palace of the Sultan of Constantinople by labelling it “Mineral Water of Carbonnieux” to get around the prohibition against alcoholic beverages...

Carbonnieux has belonged to the Perrin family for three generations.

Located on the highest point in the commune of Léognan, on soil that is perfectly drained by a stream called L’Eau Blanche, Carbonnieux’s terroir is especially conducive to producing fine quality red and white wines.

Eric
Perrin
Owner
Château Carbonnieux
( Pessac-Léognan )
Christine
Perrin
Owner
Château Carbonnieux
( Pessac-Léognan )
Philibert
Perrin
Owner
Château Carbonnieux
( Pessac-Léognan )
Château Carbonnieux
Chemin de Peyssardet
  - 
33850
 
Léognan
Tel.
+33 (0)5 57 96 56 20
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Area under wine

92 hectares

Production

Red wine: 180,000 bottles

White wine: 160,000 bottles

Soil

Gravel on a subsoil of clay and clay-limestone

Grape varieties

Red wine:

60% Cabernet Sauvignon

30% Merlot

7% Cabernet franc,

3% Petit Verdot and Carmenère

 

White wine:

65% Sauvignon

35% Sémillon

Barrel ageing

Red wine: 15-18 months

White wine: 10 months

 

New barrels:

Red wine: 30% 

White wine: 25%

 

Second wine

La Croix de Carbonnieux

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