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Carmes Haut-Brion, les
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac-Leognan
Category Red Wine
Classification Classified Red Wine (Graves 1959)
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C(s)=Case(s), Bt(s)=Bottle(s), Cat=Wine Category
Cat Appellation Year Producer, Wine Size C(s) HKD/Cs Score Critic
Pessac-Leognan 2017 Chateau les Carmes Haut-Brion , Carmes Haut-Brion, les BT 4 HK$1,000.00 96 AG
Pessac-Leognan 2017 Chateau les Carmes Haut-Brion , Carmes Haut-Brion, les BT6 1 HK$5,700.00 96 AG
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Tasting Notes

Aromas of graphite and spiced wood here. The fruit is nicely ripe, in the redder end of the berry spectrum. The palate has good depth and weight. Quite fine, fresh tannins carry plenty of red-plum flavor. Drink or hold.

Score: 94 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, January 2020

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.

Score: 96 Antonio Galloni (AG), Vinous Media (VM), March 2020

Composed of 41% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Les Carmes Haut-Brion was fermented using 40% whole clusters and aged for around 20 months in French oak barrels, 65% new. Medium to deep garnet-purple, it springs from the glass with fragrant notions of Black Forest cake, kirsch and black raspberries plus touches of cedar chest, red roses, black tea and dried mint. Medium bodied, the palate struts itself with great elegance and poise, featuring restrained, mineral-sparked red and black fruits with a firm, grainy texture and bold freshness, finishing long and perfumed.

Score: 93+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown (LPB), The Wine Advocate (WA), March 2020

The 2017 Les Carmes Haut-Brion was impressive from barrel. It includes 52% whole bunch, the same as in 2016, matured in 70% new oak with 10% in amphora and 20% in foudres. Now in bottle it sports a well-defined bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, hints of lavender coming through with aeration. I appreciate the precision here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity and quite harmonious. A precise blackberry, tea leaf and clove tinged finish does retain a Burgundy-like allure, the same that I found in barrel.

Score: 93 Neal Martin (NM), Vinous Media (VM), February 2020

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