Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan
Les Carmes Haut-Brion20176×75cl
RedBordeaux
£347.20per case of 6×75cl, in bond
£57.87 per bottle
2 cases available
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1 case
Details
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pessac-Leognan
- Country
- France
- Appellation
- Pessac-Léognan
- Pack size
- 6×75cl
- Packaging
- OWC
- ABV
- 13%
- LWIN
- 1007808
- LWIN verified
- Yes
Critic ratings
- Vinous (Antonio Galloni)Reviewed Mar 2020Drinking window: 2025–2047
96/100
One of the real highlights of the vintage, the 2017 Les Carmes Haut-Brion possesses off the charts aromatic intensity and tremendous depth. An exotic mélange of sweet tobacco, menthol, rose petal, licorice, dried herbs and sweet dark fruit builds in a wine endowed with extraordinary beauty. Energetic and vibrant to the core, Les Carmes Haut-Brion was magnificent on the three occasions I have tasted it so far. Don't miss it.
- DecanterDrinking window: 2036–2040
96/100
Brilliant wine that continues to impress three years on from the En Primeur tasting, with a creamy but restrained texture, precise black fruits with a spicy undertow. By this point Carmes had the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc on the Left Bank, and had really started to establish its own identity. It was also using a full 40 whole bunch winemaking, choosing only the ripest stems to include in the fermentation tanks, adding a twist of salinity on the finish and ensuring a dip of around 1 in potential alcohol levels at picking (this is a hot site close to the city centre). Owned by Patrice Pichet since 2011, with Guillaume Pouthier joining as director in 2012 - whose experience in the Rhône meant he was not afraid to use stems in winemaking, something traditionally shunned in Bordeaux. This wine shows the success of that approach, giving personality and poise. Needs another few years for the austerity to soften further. Drinking Window 2024 - 2042
- Jane Anson Inside BordeauxReviewed Feb 2022Drinking window: 2023–2040
95/100
A lighter framed vintage, goes long on subtle woodsmoke, and we are back to roses here but they are petals and rosebuds, not stems, along with fragrant peony, raspberry, redcurrant, cassis. Graceful, plenty of sappy tannins and slate minerality, with liftoff through the finish. A lovely wine, graceful with finesse and hidden power. Can drink earlier than either the 2015 or 2016, just ensure you carafe for a few hours. 50% stems. Ageing takes place in a mix of 25% new oak, 5% oak casks, and 10% amphoras.