Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
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Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2005 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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92-94 Barrel sample. A complete wine, rich and opulent. It has all the right balances of acidity, sweet fruits, black flavors and underlying dry tannins. Excellent.
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(6/20/2006)
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2009 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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92-94 Barrel sample. Spicy wood here,with stewed pear and ginger, as well as fine berry fruits. The wine is solid, but elegant, with great ripe fruits.
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(8/9/2010)
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2010 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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91-93 Ripe, soft fruit and tannins that come from fruit rather than wood. The acidity is a dominant factor, with great wafts of bright black currant fruits and final tannins.
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(6/25/2011)
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2006 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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90—92 Barrel sample. Vibrantly fruity wine that shows freshness. It has lift, fresh blackcurrants, layers of acidity, while the tannins hide in the background.
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(12/31/2009)
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2008 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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90-92 Barrel sample. The slight stalky character of this wine is part of a style that works. The ripeness is a streak through the tannins, with acidity giving an already delicious lift of freshness.
— R.V.
(12/31/2009)
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2011 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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89-91. Barrel sample. Initially hard edged, this wine evolves to show a more accessible, fruity character. There is weight here, powered by fruit tannins and a solid texture on the finish.
— R.V.
(5/11/2012)
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2008 Red (Pessac-Léognan)
Floral wine, light in structure with some freshness. It’s attractive, open, the tannins giving shape rather than aging potential.
— R.V.
(4/1/2011)
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2012 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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86–88. Barrel sample. This is a very dense and solid wine—structured and hard around the edges. The juicy freshness shows, although reluctantly, giving a wine that is extracted and on the tough side.
— R.V.
(4/10/2013)
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