Descrizione

Château les Carmes Haut-Brion è un vero e proprio simbolo di Bordeaux , che viene da un posto fantastico. Un posto che ha un terreno fatto di ghiaia, sabbia, argilla e pietra calcarea, che permette a varietà come Cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon e Merlot di dare il meglio di sé.

Dettagli del prodotto

La cantina
Château les Carmes Haut Brion
Tipo di vino
Rosso
Annata
2021
Alcool
13.5% vol.
Varietà
40% Cabernet franc, 35% Cabernet sauvignon, 25% Merlot
Origine
Pessac-Léognan

Degustazione

Vista
Colore rosso rubino brillante.
Profumo
Super complesso con note di frutta matura, cassis e more, aromi floreali, fumo e cedro.
Bocca
Dal corpo pieno al tubolare, il vino ora si sta allungando. Freschezza e bevibilità. Delicatezza esplosiva, finezza minerale, atmosfera succosa e resinosa, note di iris e violetta, fiori di sambuco, spezie nere e piccanti.
Temperatura di servizio
Si consiglia di servire a 16 °C.
Consumo
Ottimo fino al 2055 circa, se tenuto in buone condizioni.

Vigna e preparazione

Dimensioni
7 ettari.
Età
Vigneti con un'età media di 43 anni.
Suolo
Mescola ghiaia, sabbia, argilla e pietra calcarea.
Raccolto
Vendemmiare fatto a mano, con uva selezionata a mano al 100%.
Vinificazione
Lavorazione in tutti i serbatoi senza pigiatura e in parte con fermentazione di grappoli interi. Tini usati per la fermentazione alcolica: serbatoi termoregolati tronco-conici in deposito di acciaio inox, serbatoi in acciaio (60 ettolitri), serbatoi in legno (76 ettolitri), serbatoi in cemento (50 ettolitri). Fermentazione iniziale di 35 giorni. Malolattica in botte.
Invecchiamento
Affinamento previsto di 24 mesi (70% in barrique nuove di rovere, 20% in tini da 18 ettolitri e 10% in vasi di terracotta).

Recensioni degli esperti

James Suckling:

The texture and weight make this wine classy and unique with subtle berries, chocolate, bark and hints of cloves and dried flowers. Graphite. Medium- to full-bodied with very integrated, fine and lightly chewy tannins with lots of polish and focus. Juicy and crunchy. So much spice and earth. Average vine age of the cabernet franc is 80 years. 45% whole-bunch. 40% cabernet franc, 35% cabernet sauvignon and 25% merlot. Give this time, but it’s already a fascinating young wine. Try after 2027.

Decanter:

Beautiful aromatic complexity on the nose, floral nuances and expressive blackcurrant, black cherry and dark chocolate but you're really getting the perfumed Cabernet fruit. This has an instant presence in the mouth, fully flavoured and juicy but so balanced, nothing sticking out, with the elegance of the ripe cool fruit touching the sides of the mouth. Tannins are present but fine and gently grippy with detail and definition to them. This has a lot of life for the vintage, one of the more full, round wines with chewy, fleshy tannins. The Cabernet gives backbone and density, the Merlot ripe red fruits, and then the chalky, slate, pencil lead, graphite salinity of the terroir comes in on the finish, giving that nuance, the sense of place and the vintage. Great rise and persistence all the way through, such drive but also lift, it doesn't let up. A stand-out wine - extremely classy and memorable. Skilled winemaking on show from Guillaume Pouthier. 5% more tannins than in 2020 which was already high. Grapes were picked at a natural alcohol of 14.2% so no chaptalisation here. 3.6pH. 45% whole bunches. Ageing in 70% new oak, 20% new foundre and 10% amphoras.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2021 Les Carmes Haut-Brion has turned out beautifully in bottle, though it is more introverted and brooding than it appeared during en primeur tastings, unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries mingled with spices, loamy soil, licorice, rose petals, gentian and black pepper. Medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, with a concentrated core of fruit framed by ripe but abundant structuring tannins and bright acids, it concludes with a long, palate-staining finish. As readers may remember, it's a blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot.