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2013 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Franc (59%),Merlot (22%),Cabernet Sauvignon (19%)
Ready, but will keep
Jane Anson MW
91/100
Product: 20138013701
2013 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

Description

Very intense dark fruits on the nose, sweet on the approach, vast amount of black cherries on the palate, lots concentration, lots of complexity, good long dense finish, a touch dry at the end but this will disappear. The talented Guillaume Pouthier is making its stamp on this "bijou" property remodelled by Stark. Guillaume is more of a trend setter, he thinks outside the box and his wines reflects his energy. One to watch.
Max Lalondrelle - Fine Wine Buying Director
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2013
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Cabernet Franc (59%),Merlot (22%),Cabernet Sauvignon (19%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château les Carmes Haut-Brion

Critics reviews

Jane Anson MW 91/100
Soft raspberry and smoked earth notes on the nose, this has a lilting freshness but doesn't build momentum through the palate. Give it time to work its charms, as there is an attractive slate texture to the tannins, and a juicy salinity on the close of play. They have done a great job within the vintage, but there is just not the depth or intensity of fruit to really carry this forward longterm - drink now and over the next five to 8 years to make the most of these raspberry and blueberry fruits. 30% new oak, 30% whole bunch fermentation, amphora introduced as of this vintage for a small amount of the ageing.Drink 2022-2030jane_anson_mw, janeanson_com (Feb 2022)
Drink 2022 - 2030
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (Feb 2022)

About this wine

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is widely planted in Bordeaux and is the most important black grape grown in the Loire. In the Médoc it may constitute up to 15% of a typical vineyard - it is always blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and is used to add bouquet and complexity to the wines. It is more widely used in St.Emilion where it adapts well to the cooler and moister clay soils - Cheval Blanc is the most famous Cabernet Franc wine in the world, with the final blend consisting of up to 65% of the grape.
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Château les Carmes Haut-Brion

Château les Carmes Haut-Brion is a 10.3-hectare wine estate in Pessac-Léognan on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. The property was established over 400 years ago. It takes its name from the Carmelites, the order of monks that tended it for almost 200 years. Once a little-known neighbour of the world-famous Châteaux Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion, things have changed rapidly here in recent years and it is today one of Bordeaux’s most exciting names. In 2010, the estate was acquired by Patrice Pichet, a French property developer. He quickly enlisted the dynamic Guillaume Pouthier as winemaker and director, and this has been a truly hot property ever since.
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