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 | 2020 Ch. Les Carmes Haut Brion - Pessac Léognan | € 145,00 (€ 175,45) |
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Het ideosyncratische Les Carmes Haut Brion won op enkele jaren tijd het hart van alle wijnliefhebbers. Helaas werd er in 2020 20% minder wijn gemaakt (38 hl/ha) maar deze is schitterend. 55% van de oogst werd in volledige tros of “vendange entière” gevinifieerd, lees niet éraflé. 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon en 26% Merlot à 13,65%vol gemaakt op een wijngaard van slechts 7,6 hectare.De tpegeâste zorg is extreem tot in het minste detail. Elevage gedurende 18 à 24 maand op 80% nieuwe eik, 11% foudres en 9% amfoor. Voor Neal Martin (94-96) is het een “serious Les Carmes Haut Brion with a very long future ahead”. Antonio Galloni (95-97+) “can’t wait to taste the 2020 from the bottle". Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (95-97+) beschrijft het als “a stunning expression of the vintage that should be long lived and age with fantastic grace”. “Great potential” volgens James Suckling (96-98). 2020 Les Carmes Haut Brion is een prooi en prijsbeest voor elke afficionado. IN DE PERS 94-96 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Mei 2021) The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion was picked at 38hl/ha and matured in 80% new oak, 11% foudres and the remainder in clay amphorae. It has an intense bouquet of blackberry and wild strawberry, plus some light torrefactory scents, undergrowth and black pepper, all delineated and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with beautifully defined black fruit and delicate touches of mint, bell pepper and cracked black pepper. Though it shares the same surname, it is interesting to see how, stylistically, it is cut from a totally different cloth than Haut-Brion and La Mission, which each possess their own distinct attributes. Quite thickly textured and weighty on the finish with a long, spicy aftertaste, this is a serious Les Carmes Haut-Brion with a very long future ahead. Drink 2025 - 2050. 100 Antonio Galloni - vinous (Februari 2023) The 2020 Les Carmes Haut Brion is a total stunner. For the first time I can remember, Les Carmes Haut Brion marries all of its elements so well that nothing stands out. In the past, the high percentage of Franc and/or the whole clusters were evident. The 2020 is the first modern vintage in which all the elements are so well balanced. Dark red/purplish fruit, rose petal, mint, lavender, dried herbs ans incense all build in a ravishing Pessac Léognan that will take your breath away. The 2020 is 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Merlot, picked between September 14 and 26, which is early here. Whole cluster was 55%. Vinification took place over five weeks, using very gentle extraction, with no pumpovers or punchdowns. Aging was 80% new oak, 11% 18hL foudres and 9% amphorae. In tasting, the 2020 is simply magnificent. There are no soloist, just the most exceptionally vivid, breathtaking orchestra imaginable. The 2020 is a masterpiece from Technical Director Guillaume Pouthier and his team. Don't miss it! Drink 2030-2070. 95-97+ Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Mei 2021) The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is dazzling, but it is also a wine of reserve and understatement. I image it will be some years, at the very least, before the 2020 is ready to show all it has to offer. Today, it is not particularly expressive. The aromatics, which are usually so penetrating are quite shy, although the significant presence of Cabernet Franc that distinguishes this wine comes through in its energy and sense of drive. I can't wait to taste the 2020 from bottle, and won't be at all surprised if it turns out even better than this note suggests. Drink 2035 - 2060. 97 Jane Anson – janeanson.com (Februari 2023) Inky plum colour, violet and peony aromatics followed up by orange zest and pencil lead on the opening beats. Just so much depth, quality and character, chalky tannins are softening just enough to show the form of the fruit beneath, giving a sense of architecture and form. Sculpted blue and black fruits appear as things expand through the mid palate, with crushed mint leaf and mouthwatering oyster shell on the finish. The flavours evolve and the character emerges the longer you linger over this glass, and it's an excellent vintage of Carmes, with sculpted delicous fruits. 3.58ph, 55% whole cluster, 80% new oak, 10% foudres, 10% amohora for ageing. 100 Georgina Hindle - decanter.com (Januari 2023) The best 2020s seem to be confident without showing off or shouting too loudly and this Carmes does just that. Focused and precise, this is complex and characterful, rich yet vibrant with a texture and taste that makes an impact straight away. Fresh black fruits, floral notes and sensational minerality do the talking - it has weight, density and structure - broad and bold yet svelte, it has direction and persistence, building quickly then settling and elongating with such clarity and purity. This is a wine you want to drink. Cool, classic, sharp and decisive with a flawless texture. Whereas 2019 was more generous, this is more classic and easy to understand. An excellent job - seemingly effortless winemaking in 2020 - and a bottle that is sure to be emptied pretty quickly. 96 Jane Anson – decanter.com (Mei 2021) Clear violet edging to the colour, vibrant and enticing. This is elegant and full of personality, with high floral aromatics, a ton of dark fruits, and a blueberry dominance that gives a classic Carmes Haut Brion feel. Slightly austere, slightly bitter, both in the best possible expression of those terms, where it is mouthwatering and moreish. A juicy salinity ensures this is a wine that doesn't overpower, its flavours are revealed slowly and carefully, tugging backwards, with a texture that heads towards linen rather than silk - meaning that you don't glide through, you carefully step through well-placed tannins and fruits. There is clear delicacy here, and with 55% whole bunch fermentation - the highest level that they have done to date. 3.62pH (they harvested this at almost 1% ABV higher), fermented with their own natural yeasts. Highest percentage of the two Cabernets on recent record (before 2010 Carmes was regularly at 50% Merlot). Strong candidate for the score moving upwards when in bottle. Drinking Window 2028 – 2048. 97 William Kelley - robertparker.com (April 2023) The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries, red fruits, exotic spices, rose petals, raw cocoa and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, it's intensely flavored but weightless, with a compelling sense of harmony and a long, orange-inflected finish. A blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Merlot, it was vinified with some 65% whole bunch and attained 13.5% alcohol. This is the first vintage where Pouthier's methods (whole bunch with weighted cap and long élevage incorporating larger vessels) were applied writ large, and the results are striking. Drink 2025-2055. 98 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - thewineindependent.com (Maart 2023) 95-97+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown – robertparker.com (Mei 2021) Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion issues forth a beguiling array of savory scents—black olives, charcuterie, bouquet garni and Sichuan pepper—over a core of bright redcurrant jelly, black cherries and cassis scents, plus fragrant hints of rose petals and preserved mandarin peel. The medium-bodied palate is refreshing and elegantly styled yet with a rock-solid backbone of firm, finely grained tannins and bags of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. This is a stunning expression of the vintage that should be long lived and age with fantastic grace. Drink 2027 – 2057. 97-98 James Suckling – jamessuckling (April 2021) Exotic fruit aromas of blackberry, blueberry, peach and orange peel. It’s full-bodied with a vertical flow of layered, chewy tannins that are integrated and intense. Extremely polished and focused. Crushed stone to the fruit in the aftertaste. Some bark and forest flowers, too. Great potential. 96-98 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (Mei 2021) 98 Ella Lister – lefigaro.fr (April 2023) - «Savoureux, onctueux et léger en bouche» Un bouquet méditatif, sensuel, qui vous emmène dans une cave de la Côte de Nuits. L’on y décèle des notes de feuilles de thé, de graphite, de terre cuite, de safran, de camomille. À la fois savoureux, onctueux et léger en bouche, le vin est d’une texture unique. Moins « survolté » qu’en primeur, il s’est assagi avec le temps et il commence à dévoiler toute sa splendeur. 97-98 lefigaro.fr (Mei 2021) 99 Jeff Leve - winecellarinsider.com (December 2023) 98-100 Yohan Castaing - anthocyanes.fr (Mei 2021) 98 Terre des Vins (Mei 2021) Les Carmes Haut BrionSinds 2012 maakt Les Carmes Haut Brion schitterende wijnen, met 2016 en 2018 als voorlopige benchmarks. Een anecdote: het is de enige Grand Cru Classé met een postcode in Bordeaux stad: 33000. Hij werd in december 2010 gekocht door de immobiliënmakelaar Patrice Pichet voor la Patrimoniale Foncière Pichet. Deze initiële aankoop van 7,6 hectare was de duurste transactie ooit in de geschiedenis van Bordeaux. Ondertussen is 25,5 hectare in bezit en sinds 2015 gebruiken ze nieuwe installaties gebouwd door designer Philippe Starck en architect Luc Arsène-Henry. De encépagement is atypisch voor Pessac Léognan: 41% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Franc en de rest Cabernet Sauvignon. Régisseur Guillaume Pouthier kwam over van bij Chapoutier en Stéphane Derenoncourt en Simon Blanchard zijn consulenten. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||