2023 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 98 points

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  5/4/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points

  Deep in color, the wine is equally deep, sporting nuances of blackberries, black cherries, flowers, blueberries, tar, herbs, and spices. On the palate, the wine is rich, full-bodied, supple, and deep. There is intensity, purity, length, and vibrancy. The wine is rich, and concentrated, yet, the cool part of the tasting is that the wine is also light on its feet. With all the obvious density, the wine never feels heavy. Although it is mouthcoating, its also elegant, leaving you with layers of crushed stones, herbs, and a wealth of ripe, sweet, dark fruits, with a touch of salty chocolate in the finish. The wine was made using 60% whole bunch clusters, blending 50% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, 13.5% ABV, pH 3.6. The wine is aging in a combination of 70% new, French oak, 20% foudres and 10% amphora. Picking took place September 11- September 23. Drink from 2025-2050. 96-98 Pts.

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  5/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 99 Points

  98-100 Punkte. Einmal mehr macht dieser Wein sprachlos, brillant; ungemein tiefgründig, floral, Veilchen, Iris, Koriander, zitrische Noten, ein Gänsehautduft, wie man ihn nur auf Les Carmes findet; der Gaumen ist dicht, konzentriert, dabei federleicht, schwebt über der Zunge, die Tannine sind perfekt, seidig, grandioser Spannungsbogen, fast endlose Länge. Wird in jeder Phase seines Lebens Freude machen. (En Primeur Tasting April 2024, 13.5 Alkohol)

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