Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion 2016

Pessac-Léognan

Bordeaux, France

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Style: Red	Packaging: OWC
ABV: 13.0%	Closure:
Organic:	Drink from: 2023
Biodynamic:	Drink to: 2030
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Critic scores

90-92 RP, 88-91 AG, 93 JS

Critic reviews

"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."
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, April 2017, RobertParker.com