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Chateau Carbonnieux is one of the oldest estates in the entire Bordeaux wine region with a history dating back to the 12th century.
The estate takes its name from the Carbonnieu family, who owned the property in 1234. In those days, the vineyard was used to produce wine for Religious purposes. The original chateau was first constructed during the 100 year war and many years later after World War II ended Chateau Carbonnieux was left in a poor condition. Only 29 hectares of vines remained. The chateau had been uninhabited since the First World War and was dilapidated and the wine making equipment was virtually unusable.
The Perrin family, headed by Marc Perrin, purchased the property and renovated the entire estate replanting a large section of the vineyard. The cellars were renovated in 1990 and currently Chateau Carbonnieux is managed by his two sons Eric Perrin and Philibert Perrin.
The gravel based Pessac Leognan vineyard of Chateau Carbonnieux is planted with red and white grapes and is rare in that it maintains plantings of all six red Bordeaux wine varietals. Chateau Carbonnieux has 47 hectares of vines for red wine grapes planted with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, 0.5% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Carmenere. On average, the vines for the red wine grapes are 32 years of age. A further 43 hectares are reserved for the white wine grape varietals.
For the white Bordeaux wine of Chateau Carbonnieux, the vineyard is planted to 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 38% Semillon and 2% Muscadelle. On average the vines are 26 years of age.
Chateau Carbonnieux is one of the few Bordeaux estates to produce close to equal amounts of red and white Bordeaux wine.
In 2011, to allow the property to vinify on a parcel by parcel basis, Chateau Carbonnieux renovated and remodeled their cellars. They added new, temperature controlled, stainless steel vats in a myriad of sizes ranging from 150 hectoliters to 200 hectoliters and all the way up to 250 hectoliters. This allows for a plot by plot vinification of their Pessac Leognan wine. Vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tank.
The red wines of Chateau Carbonnieux are aged in an average of 33% new, French oak barrels for an average of 18 months.
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