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TWS - Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Tasting
Vintner's Hall, London
Tasted March 24, 2022 by Paul D with 208 views
Introduction
With Guillaume Pouthier, winemaker and general manager.
Flight 1 (8 notes)
Red
2017 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion
89 points
This has crunchy red fruit, florals, spice. Medium bodied, very fine tannins, red fruits, touch of creaminess. Good length.
Red
2018 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion
90 points
Riper, richer than the 2017. Denser with darker fruit. Medium/full bodied, denser, richer, touch of spice, soft tannins, quite long.
Red
2006 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
91 points
Deep garnet, classic Graves nose, smoke, dark fruit, spice, mineral. Medium bodied, dark fruited, leather notes, smoke, attractive freshness, some unresolved tannin on end, soil notes. Excellent even if a touch rustic in comparison to more recent vintages
Red
2013 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
88 points
Spicy, smoky, touch of leafiness. Medium bodied, spicy, fresh - red fruit, vibrant, touch firm on finish.
Red
2014 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
92 points
Perfumed with violet notes, red fruits. Attractive spicy red fruit on palate, fresh, good length finish
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2016 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
95 points
Lovely nose, ripe dark fruit, touch of mineral, meaty notes. Medium/full, quite rich, dark fruited, soft tannins, spice, lovely vibrant acids. Long. Really lovely, already starting to drink this should be great in a few more years.
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Red
2018 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
90 points
Quite perfumed, with spice notes. Medium bodied, liquorice, spicy dark fruit, well balanced.
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2019 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
94 points
A touch closed on the nose, sense of fresh fruit, lovely on palate, soft tannin wrapped around dark fruit, fresh and complex