1999 - Ch Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Non OWC
0699CARMSH _ 1999 - Ch Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Non OWC - 12x75cl
Colour
Red
Producer
Château les Carmes Haut-Brion
Region
Pessac-Léognan
Grape
Merlot / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon
Case size
12x75cl
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1999 CH LES CARMES HAUT-BRION PESSAC-LÉOGNAN NON OWC - 12x75cl

Colour
Red
Producer
Château les Carmes Haut-Brion
Region
Pessac-Léognan
Grape
Merlot / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon
Case size
12x75cl
Available Now
Duty Paid (Inc. VAT)
Case price £872.14 (Inc. VAT)
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Tasting Notes

  • RP

    Robert Parker,
    Score: 89

    This dark ruby/purple-colored 1999 is an elegant, soft, tobacco-infused, red currant and cherry-flavored effort. It is sweet and expansive on the attack, sexy, complex, earthy, and long.

Producer

Château les Carmes Haut-Brion

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is one of the tiniest and least known Pessac Leognans. Only a fraction over 4.5 hectares, it is superbly placed - a stone's throw from Haut Brion and La Mission Haut Brion. Many believe Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is close to the style of its neighbours as the terroir is basically the same. Due to the minute quantities produced, it is not the easiest wine to find and is sought after the world over.

Region

Pessac-Léognan

Stretching from the rather unglamorous southern suburbs of Bordeaux, for 50 km along the left bank of the river Garonne, lies Graves. Named for its gravelly soil, a relic of Ice Age glaciers, this is the birthplace of claret, despatched from the Middle Ages onwards from the nearby quayside to England in vast quantities. It can feel as though Bordeaux is just about red wines, but some sensational white wines are produced in this area from a blend of sauvignon blanc, Semillon and, occasionally, muscadelle grapes, often fermented and aged in barrel. In particular, Domaine de Chevalier is renowned for its superbly complex whites, which continue to develop in bottle over decades. A premium appellation, Pessac-Leognan, was created in 1987 for the most prestigious terroirs within Graves. These are soils with exceptional drainage, made up of gravel terraces built up in layers over many millennia, and consequently thrive in mediocre vintages but are less likely to perform well in hotter years. These wines were appraised and graded in their own classification system in 1953 and updated in 1959, but, like the 1855 classification system, this should be regarded with caution and the wines must absolutely be assessed on their own current merits.