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Chateau les Carmes Haut Brion Pessac Leognan 2000

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Chateau les Carmes Haut Brion Pessac Leognan (2000)

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Winery:
Château Carmes
Varietal:
Bordeaux Blend
Region:
France > Bordeaux > Graves > Pessac-léognan
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
2010 - 2040
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User Tags:  complex, earthy, dried, tobacco, burned, chemical, closed, coffee, stone fruits, plum 


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Arguably the most renowned wines on earth, the classed growths of Bordeaux continue to epitomize the power and complexity Bordeaux blends are capable of. While most wines here are based on Cabernet Sauvignon, both Merlot and Cabernet Franc play important roles in adding layered complexity to the finished wines, and allow winemakers in each commune within the region to use the blend that is best suited to their unique combination of soil and meso-climate. The most famous communes each have their own classic traits with St. Estephe giving full, if rustic wines, from the heavy clay soils, to Paulliac's elegant balance of ripe fruits, minerality and structure to St. Julien's rich blackberry core and supple feel. Moving to the South of the region brings one to Margaux, with its notes of flowers and berries draped over a feminine frame, and then to the Graves region with wines redolent of tobacco, gravel and smoke. To the East lies the famous appellations of St. Emillion, with its wonderfully ripe Cabernet Franc, and Pomerol where Merlot rules the roost and produces deep, plush wines of uncommon refinement.

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Stephen
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Rating: 89-92 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 96, May/June 2001 Medium bright ruby. Superripe, liqueur-like aromas of red berries, roast coffee, tobacco and roasted stones. Chewy, very intense, slightly roasted flavors fill the mouth. Almost exotically ripe. Finishes with big, chewy tannins and excellent persistence. A very strong vintage for this wine.


 

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A blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet-franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from 35 year old vines. Matured for 18 months in the barrel, from a magnificant vintage. Sadly, Les Carmes-Haut-Brion's 10-acre vineyard, a petit bijou (jewel), is incapable of producing significant quantities. Situated adjacent to Haut-Brion, it is a sleeper effort that deserves more attention. Cabernet Franc (40% of the blend along with Cabernet Sauvignon and a tiny dollop of Merlot) gives this wine extraordinary finesse as well as explosive aromatics. Probably the finest Les Carmes I have ever tasted, the 2000 read more...


 

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator


 

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Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 146


 

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