Staff Notes:
"The 1995 Cuvée Carnot from Maison Bouchard Père et Fils is one of those 1995s that shows a touch of “rusty pipe” on the nose at age twenty-one, but also good depth of fruit and blossoming aromatic complexity. The bouquet is a blend of red currants, fruitcake, lovely spice tones, forest floor, a touch of venison and cedary new wood. On the palate the wine is medium- bodied, chewy and tangy, with good, but not great depth at the core, quite an autumnal flavor palette, just a bit of dry-edged tannins and good length and grip on the complex and mature finish. The fruit here seems to be fading already and this is probably best drunk up over the next decade or so. It is a good, solid wine that works well with heartier dishes, but it is not in the same league as the more recent vintages of red wines from Bouchard Père et Fils."  John Gilman, View From The Cellar, Jan 2016