C des Carmes - Château Carmes Haut-Brion

La Revue du Vin de France

16,5 / 20

byPhilippe Maurangethe11/18/2018

Anciennement Clos des Carmes, ce vin affiche une bonne construction avec une matière agréable et douce. Beaucoup de mâche et une bouche finement dessinée.

GaultMillau

16-17,5 / 20

the10/17/2018

Fumé, âtre, des notes d’iris. Très belle acidité, du mouvement, de la rectitude avec une réelle fraicheur. Superbe de gourmandise avec de la densité. Sur la buvabilité.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2017

The 2016 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion comes from vines located in the clos over towards Martillac, rather than the vines in the original Les Carmes Haut-Brion vineyard in the Bordeaux suburbs, known as "Le Clos des Carmes Haut-Brion" up until the 2013 vintage. It is a blend of 51% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvigon and 1% Petit Verdot, matured in 30% new oak and the remainder one year old barrels. This includes 25% whole berry fruit. It offers plenty of brambly black fruit on the nose, crushed violets, fresh fig and a touch of spice that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, neatly integrated oak, a little plushness on the entry thanks to the Merlot, and then it dovetails into a more structured, gently grippy, chalk-textured finish with attractive black fruit. Give this two or three years in bottle just to shave off a little abrasiveness and you will have a fine Pessac-Léognan.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/27/2017

Fresh, sweet, black fruits and boysenberry, with licorice and smoke to complicate the character. Silky, fresh fruits, soft tannins, with a juicy plum and salty, mineral driven finish that has body, finesse, length and the ability to age. Using, 25% whole bunches in the vinification, the wine was made from 51% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. 14% alcohol, with a pH of 3.5. The harvest took place September 28 to October 8.

Vinous

88-91 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/26/2017

A pretty, midweight wine, the 2016 Le C. des Carmes Haut-Brion emerges from vineyards near Smith Haut Lafitte and Carbonnieux rather than within the Carmes Haut-Brion estate proper. Black cherry, smoke, licorice and plum give the wine its dark personality. Medium in body, the 2016 is a good choice for drinking over the next few years.