2012 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

youthful2012 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
Product: 2012-12750-8013701
  • Jancis Robinson MW
    15.5/20
  • Robert Parker
    89-91/100
  • James Molesworth
    90-93/100
  • Jane Anson
    93/100
  • Robert Parker
    94/100
  • Ready - youthful

Description

This estate has been under new ownership since 2010 and the 2012 is a great success story.  The fruit shows luscious redcurrants and the overall style is really soft and attractive. It is the finish, however, where the wine really shows off a wonderful sapidité (a French term meaning an almost salty, mineral savouriness). The château's director, Guillaume Pouthier, puts this down to using ripe stalks in the blend, a difficult method frequently used in Burgundy but very rarely seen in Bordeaux. This 2012 is very much a success.

Bottle Price 75cl $170
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