Château Les Carmes Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan, 2015

Name: Château Les Carmes Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan
Brand: Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
Price: 622.33 GBP

Available Vintages

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critic reviews

93/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2015 Les Carmes Haut-Brion has a lifted, finely delineated nose with black cherry, wild mint and a dab of cough candy in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with plush tannins, but there is structure behind that slightly glossy façade. This has gentle grip and the right amount of black pepper that lends complexity on the finish. It just requires a bit of time. Tasted blind at the 2015 Bordeaux Ten-Year-On tasting at Farr Vintners.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2042

date of review 06/2025

95/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

The succulent depth and width to this wine is clear as soon as your nose hovers over the glass. Concentrated tannins hum underneath a more sculpted aerian side of fragrant peonies and raspberry leaf that take off through the palate. This was a warm vintage and we are on a warm site here, and yet you feel a freshness, with crushed mint leaf and juicy cranberry that belies the vintage and speaks to deft winemaking. This is the point at which Carmes begins to fully take on its own personaity that is not necessarily reflective of the appellation as a whole. 3.7ph, 40% new oak.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2044

date of review 02/2022

94+/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2015 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a blend of 44% Cabernet Franc, 32% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 24 months in 80% new and 20% one-year-old oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it has pronounced notes of crushed black and red currants, warm blackberries and black pepper with touches of cedar chest, pencil lead and tilled soil. Medium-bodied, very fine and with plenty of black and red fruit layers, it has a plush backbone and seamless acid, finishing earthy.

DRINKING WINDOW 2021 - 2039

date of review 02/2018