2024 Les Carmes Haut Brion
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Tasting Notes
The nose of the 2024 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is dark and intense, expressive with black fruit, floral notes and the slightest herbal edge. There’s such purity to the palate which is silken yet dense, full of bright red fruit and with a chalky, mineral line through its core. An impressive result that will be fascinating to retaste after ageing. Guillaume Pouthier reduced the portion of whole-bunch fermentation to 52% in 2024. Aged in 70% new oak and 11% amphorae, with 13.2% alcohol and 3.61pH. Blend: 48% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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The 2024 Château Carmes Haut-Brion comes from 7.8 hectares of vines in the heart of Pessac and is 48% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance 23% Merlot that was vinified with 52% whole clusters and will spend two years in 70% new barrels as well as smaller portions in vats and amphora. It's one of the darker-hued wines in the vintage and has a terrific nose of ripe black fruits, smoky earth, violets, crushed stone, and hints of lead pencil. It's medium to full-bodied, has ultra-fine tannins, a layered, seamless mouthfeel, and a great finish. I think it's clearly one of the top wines in the vintage.
Deep garnet-purple colored. Slowly unfurls to reveal classic Franc notes of red currant jelly, fresh blackberries, and pencil shavings, followed by hints of rose oil, fragrant soil, and crushed rocks. The light to medium-bodied palate shimmers with electric red and black berry flavors, framed by firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. Nice!
Deep garnet-purple colored. Slowly unfurls to reveal classic Franc notes of red currant jelly, fresh blackberries, and pencil shavings, followed by hints of rose oil, fragrant soil, and crushed rocks. The light to medium-bodied palate shimmers with electric red and black berry flavors, framed by firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. Nice!
About the producer
One of the most exciting properties in Bordeaux, Les Carmes Haut-Brion technically sits within the city’s limits today. Guillaume Pouthier arrived in 2012 and, under his tenure, the property has been elevated to the highest ranks.