Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2025
Pessac-Léognan AOC
13%
4.5L
Intensity
Produced in a winery designed by Philippe Starck, this Pessac-Léognan has reached its peak, offering extremely delicate substance and impressive fruitiness.
More infoThe forty-year-old vines straddle Pessac and Bordeaux, rooted in a mosaic of gravel, sand and clay over limestone subsoil. They are cultivated using traditional methods, with a constant focus on enhancing berry quality to achieve the purest fruit expression possible. Vinification and ageing take place in the strikingly modern winery designed by Philippe Starck, inaugurated in 2016. At Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, beauty lies both in the architecture and in the wines themselves. What sets this wine apart is its unusually high proportion of Cabernet Franc for the Left Bank, beautifully balanced by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The result is a wine of remarkable richness, density and harmony. In the glass, it displays a deep ruby-red hue. The palate is ripe, full and generous. This bottle can easily be cellared for two decades, gaining in refinement and complexity with time. The Grand Vin of Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion pairs beautifully with fine cuts of red meat.
A beautiful floral nose (old rose) and slightly spiced. The wine come into its own on the palate, with a very delicate and creamy touch, and silky, powdery tannins. On the palate, flavours of blackcurrant, dried figs, tapenade, and meat sauce appear. The wine has a very fine concentration that does not detract from its elegance. The finish is wonderful long. The ensemble proves extremely harmonious. A very fine wine, one of the wines of the vintage. A unanimous favourite of ours. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot
About the Producer Château les Carmes Haut-Brion
Located in the Pessac-Léognan appellation to the south-west of Bordeaux, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion has garnered a reputation as one of the most innovative châteaux in the area. From 1584 to 1789 it was owned by Carmelite monks, who first established their reputation for good wine. During the French Revolution it was seized then sold at auction. Acquired by the Chantecailles, it remained in the family for over a hundred years. Today, the uber-modern Philippe Starck designed cellar firmly cements Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion's place as a forward-thinking 21st century producer. Owners Patrice and Diane Pichet have been the driving force in its reputation as one of the most dynamic properties of Pessac-Léognan in recent years, as well as Guillaume Pouthier, whose experience as an engineer and oenologist stands out for the practices he has implemented, both in its cellaring and winemaking (wines boast a highly unusual 40% share of Cabernet Franc).
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