2021 Les Carmes Haut Brion
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Les Carmes Haut-Brion is clearly one of the most successful red wines of the vintage in 2021. True to form, the integration of tannins and aromatic lift is exceptional. The wine has an impressive deep purple colour. The compact, floral, spice and herbal aromas need coaxing from the glass, but there is plenty there waiting to unfurl. With 40% whole-bunch fermentation used, the aromatics are complex but don’t veer too close to the herbal side and this aromatic flair integrates beautifully with the primary fruit. The clarity of fruit of the palate is impressive with fresh blackcurrant, blackberry and black cherry. The tannins are beautifully layered and there is plenty of flesh on the bones with plush fleshy fruit filling the mid-palate and a long finish. 40% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Tasted blind. Meaty, concentrated nose. Graves? Smells of soy sauce. Rich and hedonistic. Untrammelled by the vintage conditions. Lots of power but not sweetness. The first wine I have been tempted to swallow. Not that long though. (JR)
The 2021 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is very possibly the wine of the vintage. Vertical and explosive, the 2021 possesses mind-blowing intensity and dynamic energy to burn. The 2021 is a heady, racy wine that captivates all the senses. Tobacco, mocha, cedar, leather, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and plum saturate the palate in a wine that dazzles from start to finish. The 2021 was bottled in late September 2023, much later than most wines, yet it is so expressive today. It was magnificent from barrel, and it is every bit as breathtaking today. Quite simply, Les Carmes is on another level. Bravo!
The 2021 Les Carmes Haut-Brion was one of the best wines of the vintage when I tasted from barrel. This contains 49% whole-bunch (a slightly higher figure than Guillaume Pouthier gave me during en primeur). The barrel-aging has what Pouthier called a "white toasting", very light, so that you don't smell the oak (70% new). It has a complex bouquet, quite open with mainly red fruit, cedar and hints of pressed violet. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled, unobtrusive tannins that imbue this Pessac with a sense of symmetry. It possesses thrilling salinity and is a little granular in texture on the finish, completing perhaps the most impressive wine of this challenging season.
Informazioni sul produttore
One of the most exciting properties in Bordeaux, Les Carmes Haut-Brion technically sits within the city’s limits today. Guillaume Pouthier arrived in 2012 and, under his tenure, the property has been elevated to the highest ranks.