Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion - 'C de Carmes Haut Brion' Red 2021
Red
2021
Bordeaux
Pessac-Leognan
45% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape
62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot.
Tasting notes
The 2021 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion (the second wine of the estate) is a vibrant and fine-boned blend (typically 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot). It leads with aromas of fresh dark berries, black cherries, and cassis, followed by subtle notes of tobacco, candied orange zest, and a distinct graphite-mineral finish.
More About The Winery
Most Bordeaux aficionados will be very familiar with Pessac-Léognan stars, Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. However, next door lies Château Les Carmes, named after the monks (les carmes) who owned it for 200 years. It came under significant new ownership in 2010, when Patrice Pichet bought it. He has since built a lavish, new, gravity-fed cellar and extended the vineyards considerably. Unusually three quarters of the grapes go into Le C and, of those, nearly half is Merlot. This gives the wine an intense fruit charm, while partial bunch fermentation (ie with stalks on) gives the wine a fresh sappiness.
