Les Carmes Haut Brion Cabernet Franc Hommage au Siecle 1917-2017 Ltd. Edition (2.25L)
From Pessac-Leognan
| Vintage: | 2017 |
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| Description: | This special release is limited to an edition of 500 cases and includes:. 1 x Marie-Jeanne (2.25 Liter) 100% Cabernet Franc edition of Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2017. 1 x L'Eau des Carmes (30ml) Limited Edition. This skin fragrance tells the story of a century at Les Carmes Haut-Brion, an original creation by Barnabé Fillion. A shared perspective, the Wine and Perfume area: a unique experience, a Dialogue between the Winegrowers of Carmes and BARNABÉ Fillion, perfume designer. Olfactory design, wine design, crafts that inspire each other to Pay Tribute To A Century Of History. To Bijou, to the freedom of a woman who lived here for a long time, to the daring that expresses itself on a Terroir. To the Peugue banks, where the Winegrowers celebrate nature and culture. To the genius of plants, and to that of Cabernet Franc in particular, whose oldest plants have been exploring the area for over 90 years. To the next generation, grateful, brave and creative. Reviews for 2017 Les Carmes Haut Brion:. 96 Vm / 96 De / 95 Wi / 94 JS / 94 Jd / 93+ Wa / 93 Ws / 17 Jr. Wine Advocate Top 100 of 2020. One of the real highlights of the vintage, the 2017 Les Carmes Haut-Brion possesses off the charts aromatic intensity and tremendous depth. An exotic mélange of sweet tobacco, menthol, rose petal, licorice, dried herbs and sweet dark fruit builds in a wine endowed with extraordinary beauty. Energetic and vibrant to the core, Les Carmes Haut-Brion was magnificent on the three occasions I have tasted it so far. Don't miss it.- Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media. Brilliant wine that continues to impress three years on from the En Primeur tasting, with a creamy but restrained texture, precise black fruits with a spicy undertow. By this point Carmes had the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc on the Left Bank, and had really started to establish its own identity. It was also using a full 40% whole bunch winemaking, choosing only the ripest stems to include in the fermentation tanks, adding a twist of salinity on the finish and ensuring a dip of around 1% in potential alcohol levels at picking (this is a hot site close to the city centre). Owned by Patrice Pichet since 2011, with Guillaume Pouthier joining as director in 2012 - whose experience in the Rhône meant he was not afraid to use stems in winemaking, something traditionally shunned in Bordeaux. This wine shows the success of that approach, giving personality and poise. Needs another few years for the austerity to soften further. - Jane Anson, Decanter. Les Carmes Haut Brion 2017 has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It is a little closed to start, soon unfurling to offer notes of kirsch, redcurrants, and black raspberries, plus touches of rose oil, dried sage, and crushed rocks. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound and energetic with bags of bright, crunchy red fruits and fine-grained tannins to support it, finishing long and lifted. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent. Aromas of graphite and spiced wood here. The fruit is nicely ripe, in the redder end of the berry spectrum. The palate has good depth and weight. Quite fine, fresh tannins carry plenty of red-plum flavor. Drink or hold. - James Suckling. Offering an Haut-Brion-like level of purity and precision, the 2017 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion (41% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, and 29% Cabernet Sauvignon) sports a vivid purple color as well as perfumed notes of blueberries, blackberries, unsmoked tobacco, crushed violets, and spring flowers. It's not a blockbuster in the mold of the 2015 or 2016 (or 2018), but it has medium to full body, a beautiful elegance and purity, notable minerality, and an exceptional finish. It opens up with time in the glass, and I was able to follow a bottle for 3 days without it ever showing a hint of oxidation. Give bottles 4-5 years of bottle age and enjoy over the following 30 years or more. Guillaume Pouthier and consultant Stephane Derenoncourt have unquestionably raised the quality from this estate, and this 2017 ranks with the gems of Pessac as well as all of Bordeaux. - Jeb Dunnuck. Composed of 41% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Les Carmes Haut-Brion was fermented using 40% whole clusters and aged for around 20 months in French oak barrels, 65% new. Medium to deep garnet-purple, it springs from the glass with fragrant notions of Black Forest cake, kirsch and black raspberries plus touches of cedar chest, red roses, black tea and dried mint. Medium bodied, the palate struts itself with great elegance and poise, featuring restrained, mineral-sparked red and black fruits with a firm, grainy texture and bold freshness, finishing long and perfumed.-Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate. A sanguine thread weaves around the core of steeped red and black currant fruit, with singed mesquite, iron and briar notes filling in along the way. The sanguine element leaves a mouthwatering echo at the end. A distinctive and alluring expression of the appellation. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2022 through 2036. 3,333 cases made. - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator. Deep crimson. Dark, almost charry, and quite closed at first. Invitingly dark and savoury, stony/mineral. Tannins are really supple and the wine flows across the palate, elegant and harmonious. Delicious already – though not really ready – but should age gracefully.-Julia Harding Mw, JancisRobinson |
| Price: | $ 2500.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on December 19, 2023.
