Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Grand Vin de Graves
Zijdezacht, power, complexiteit, intensiteit, elegantie en verfijnde fruitigheid; alle in gelijke mate aanwezig. Kortom, een geweldige spanning en balans. In de geur aardse en florale tonen en sappig, donker fruit. In de smaak de pure expressie van het zwoele fruit en subtiele minerale tonen die uitmonden in een uitgebreide afdronk.
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Deze wijn is beschikbaar rond juni 2028
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Wijnhuis "Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion"
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is gelegen in AOC Pessac-Léognan in Bordeaux. De 10 hectare land ligt ideaal, omgeven door pondjes en stukken bos die volledig in harmonie leven met de wijnstokken. Waar historisch gezien de wijngaard buiten de stad lag, is het inmiddels volledig omgeven door stedelijke gebouwen. Het stedelijk klimaat vloeit naar binnen, samen met het water van de Peuge rivier en ondersteunt de wijnstokken. Ieder element werkt nauw samen als onderdeel van het geheel, om de druiven optimaal te laten rijpen.
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion heeft in 2016 een volledig nieuwe wijnmakerij geopend, ontworpen door Philippe Starck en Luc Arsène-Henry. Een ware combinatie van state-of-the-art materialen, design en kunst die samen de excellentie onderstrepen waar het chateau voor staat.
Details
| Type wijn: | Rode Wijn |
|---|---|
| Formaat: | Fles (75 cl) |
| Land: | Frankrijk |
| Druivensoort met percentage: | Cabernet Franc 54%, Cabernet Sauvignon 29%, Merlot 17% |
| Regio: | Bordeaux |
| Substreek: | Pessac-Leognan |
| Smaak: | Rood Fruit en Fluweel Zacht |
| Jaargang: | 2025 |
| Alcohol: | 13 |
| Drinkbaar vanaf: | 2030 |
| Houdbaar t/m: | 2044 |
| Oogst: | Handmatig |
| Houtopvoeding: | 70% nieuwe barriques, 19% vaten van 18 hL, 11% amfora's |
Scores
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Robert Parker
The 2025 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a blend of 54% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot, one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Franc at the estate and comparable to 2016. It was vinified with 65% whole clusters and matured in 70% new oak. It reveals a complex, harmonious bouquet of pomegranate, iris and peony, intertwined with cassis, mulberries and dark berries. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, it’s deep and layered, its concentrated core of fruit framed by velvety structuring tannins, concluding with a long, mineral-inflected finish. Combining tension with an ethereal profile, it delivers remarkable clarity, freshness and elegance. While slightly more overtly structured at this stage than the prodigious 2022, it remains impeccably balanced.
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Vinous
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.
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James Suckling
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.
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Decanter
Gorgeously fragrant on the nose with so many perfumed scents – violets, iris, peonies, cinnamon, exotic spices, black chocolate, something slightly sweet and aromatic with blackcurrant and dark bramble berries. Succulent and juicy with a powdery element to the tannins that fills the mouth straight away. I love the integration of the acidity – this has brightness but is also quite calm and charming, softer than expected. Sleek, sophisticated, full of complexity and nuance yet with real depth, intensity, concentration and integrity. Very true to place and to Guillaume Pouthier’s style. Succulent and floral Cabernets, aromatic all the way through, super long, graceful and full of width and flavour while staying clean. Ripe with tannins that fill the mouth – fleshy, grippy but wide and lifted – giving a gorgeous texture. A little citrus tang to the acidity but overall full of life and focus. Brilliant. 3.59pH. A yield of 38hl/ha overall (29hl/ha Merlot, 45hl/ha Cabernet Sauvignon). 65% whole bunch fermentation.
