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Robert Parker

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James Suckling

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CHATEAU LES CARMES HAUT-BRION, 2022

PRIMEURS - LIVRAISON 2025

"The remarkable 2022 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. It's also one of the most singular, characterful wines being produced in the region today. Unfurling in the glass with complex aromas of blackberries and cherries mingled with notions of exotic spices, orange zest, pencil lead, rose petals and vine smoke, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a velvety attack that segues into a layered, seamless and multidimensional mid-palate framed by rich, powdery tannins. Pure, perfumed and penetrating, this blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Merlot is a brilliant success that caps a decade of relentless work by Guillaume Pouthier, and his team that has seen Les Carmes Haut-Brion emerge as one of Bordeaux's leading estates. " - Robert Parker

CHARACTERISTICS

RANKING Growth of Graves, Pessac-Leognan
GRAPE VARIETIES Merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc
FORMAT 75 cl

 

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264,00 € T.T.C.
264,00 € T.T.C.
Tax included.

Wine En Primeur - Delivery beginning of 2024

Wine En Primeur - Delivery beginning of 2025

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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE Reasoned following traditional methods
GRAPE VARIETIES Cabernet franc, merlot, cabernet sauvignon
SURFACE AREA OF THE VINEYARD 7,6 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 30 000 bottles
HARVEST Manual
TERROIR Gravelly, sandy, clayey soil and limestone subsoil
History and anecdotes

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a historical estate whose origins date back to the 16th century when Jean de Pontac, owner of Château Haut-Brion and its vineyards, gave to the Grand Carmes clergymen a plot of vines. The Fathers Carmes kept it until the French Revolution and made one of the most renowned wines, initially named “Haut-Brion” which got transformed into “Carmes Haut-Brion”. Sold as national assets, the estate was bought by Léon Colin, a wine merchant from Bordeaux, in the beginning of the 19th century. In 2010, Patrice Pichet, a Gironde property developer, acquired Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion.

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion has an exceptional wine cellar designed by the designer Philippe Starck and the architect Luc Arsène-Henry in order to host and make vintages in the best conditions.Under this thin iron blade on the stream, you can find the estate’s infrastructures: harvests reception, vatting room and wine ageing cellar.

CHATEAU LES CARMES HAUT-BRION

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

RANKING Growth of Graves, Pessac-Leognan
GRAPE VARIETIES Merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc
FORMAT 75 cl