Chateau Carmes Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan

Non classif.

last update : Sunday 27 November 2011

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a 5 hectare estate not far from Château Haut-Brion. In 1554, Jean de Pontac - the founder of Haut-Brion - donated Les Carmes Haut Brion to the Carmelite nuns. This lovely small estate is quite close to the city of Bordeaux. Hidden by trees, it is a haven of greenery that miraculously survived urban expansion. Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is one of the rare estates in the Pessac-Léognan appellation to produce only red wine.

The proportion of grape varieties - with a high percentage of Merlot and Cabernet Franc - is more similar to the Right Bank (St-Emilion, Pomerol, etc.), which explains Carmes Haut Brion's generous style.

In the Bottle

The vines are carefully tended, and malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. Château Carmes Haut-Brion has been consistently good for the past decade, and the more recent vintages are highly recommended.

Very good Price to Quality deal.

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WINE PRODUCED BY THE ESTATE

Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Le Clos des Carmes (second wine)

COMPARISON WITH AOC - PESSAC-LÉOGNAN

Vintage	Absolute score	Relative score to the Appellation	Standard deviation

2009	91.9	100.2	2.39
2008	89.8	99.3	2.04
2007	89.4	100.3	2.62
2006	89.8	99.9	3.38
2005	87.9	99.7	4.19
2004	86.3	99.3	3.82
2003	86.1	100.0	3.86
2002	85.8	100.3	3.62
2001	83.8	98.8	3.57
2000	84.1	97.3	4.33
1999	85.4	99.4	6.35
1998	86.3	98.6	6.74
1997	84.4	99.6	4.49