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Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion er den anden vin fra det anerkendte Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion – et navn, der forener historien, naturen og byens puls i hjertet af Bordeaux. Skabt fra vinmarker i Martillac, uden for det historiske slot, repræsenterer denne vin en mere umiddelbar og frugtdrevet fortolkning af husets karakteristiske stil.
Her er det Merlot, der spiller hovedrollen, subtilt støttet af Cabernet Sauvignon. Frugten står klart i forgrunden, med elegante aromaer af røde bær og krydderier, indrammet af silkebløde tanniner. Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion udviser en frisk intensitet i sin ungdom og udvikler med tiden en forfinet kompleksitet, som afspejler vinmagerens respekt for terroiret og traditionen.
Vinen vinificeres med samme præcision som Grand Vin, men i en stil, der prioriterer friskhed, tilgængelighed og harmoni. Den repræsenterer en moderne og raffineret udgave af Pessac-Léognan – en vin, der forener umiddelbar nydelse med et løfte om udvikling over tid.
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BEPLANTNING
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
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AREAL
4,70hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
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EJER
Patrice Pichet
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The 2025 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a huge, powerful wine that is going to need many years to come into its own. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, incense, melted road tar and licorice make a bold entrance. Fertility in the Merlots was low. As a result, the 2025 has the highest amount of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon ever, 83% in total as opposed to the more typical 70% or so. Whole clusters, always a part of the approach here, are 65%. Time on skins was 45 days at 27°C (80.6°F) compared to the 35 days at 30°C (86°F) that is more typical. Readers will find an especially deep, potent Carmes, a wine that will need the better part of a decade to shed some of its considerable baby fat. It's a telling example of the vintage, with 1% less alcohol than in most recent years. Today the 2025 is a mere infant. It's another exceptional wine from Technical Director Guillaume Pouthier and his team.
Almost opaque in color, it takes no effort to dig into the floral display. From there you encounter black cherries, licorice, spice box, menthol, cigar wrappers, blackberries and crushed rocks in the aromas. The palate is what steals the show with its vivid display of black, with red fruits, elegant, silky textures, and most importantly, purity of fruit. The velvety finish spreads all over your palate with touches of sea-salt, cocoa, Indian spices and lingering, dark fruits. Clearly, this is in competition with the best vintages the estate has ever produced. The ability to manage the potential of hydric stress, due to their terroir is a large part of what helped make 2025 such a success. The wine was made using 65% whole bunch clusters, blending 54% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 17% Merlot. It is interesting to note this is the highest percentage of Cabernet ever included in the blend. I think it really works here. 13% ABV, pH 3.59. The wine is aging in a combination of 70% new, French oak, 19% foudres, and 11% amphora. Picking took place September 7- September 19. Drink from 2029-2065.
The precision is so seductive and intellectual, with aromas of fresh flowers, iron, graphite, cedar, blood oranges and black fruit. It's medium-bodied with a compact palate of intense tannins that melt into the wine. Rather weightless in nature. It kicks in at the end with incredible intensity and focus. 13% alcohol. 65% whole cluster. 54% cabernet franc, 29% cabernet sauvignon and 17% merlot, mostly co-fermented.