Château La Tour Carnet 1978
Château La Tour Carnet 1978 is a red wine from the Haut-Médoc appellation in Bordeaux, crafted by Château La Tour Carnet and classified as a Quatrième Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Its blend brings together Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. This vintage belongs to a historic Médoc estate whose first harvests are documented as far back as 1409. It thus stands as a mature testament to the classic style of great Haut-Médoc red wines.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Haut-Médoc
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château La Tour Carnet
- Millésime
- 1978
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Château La Tour Carnet
Château La Tour Carnet is an estate in Saint-Laurent-Médoc, within the Haut-Médoc appellation, classified as a fourth grand cru in the 1855 classification. Its medieval château, surrounded by a moat, is one of the Médoc’s historic buildings. The estate is owned by Bernard Magrez and its vineyard covers 234 hectares, according to the technical data sheet for the 2024 vintage.
- Owner
- Bernard Magrez
- Maître de chais
- Gérald Martinez
- Surface (ha)
- 234.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 450 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The history of La Tour Carnet dates back to the Middle Ages, when the château was known as Château de Saint-Laurent. The estate’s historical tradition links its name to the squire Carnet, to whom Jean de Foix is said to have bequeathed the château in 1485. The vineyard is said to have been established in the early 15th century. The estate was classified as a Quatrième Grand Cru in the 1855 Médoc wine classification. Following a period of decline linked in particular to crises in the wine industry and wars, the estate was taken over by the Bordeaux shipowner Louis Lipschitz in the early 1970s. He restored the buildings and replanted part of the vineyard, before his daughter Marie-Claire Pèlegrin took over the work from 1978 onwards. Bernard Magrez acquired the estate in 1999, and subsequently undertook work on the château, the vineyard and the winemaking facilities. The estate also has an experimental programme dedicated to studying grape varieties likely to be better suited to climate change. In 2026, Gérald Martinez is listed as technical director of La Tour Carnet.
