Di 15. Jun 2021, 17:31
Eine der Wenigen, die sowohl 2019 als auch 2020 von Les Carmes Haut Brion verkostet haben, ist Jane Anson. Sie bewertet beide Jahrgänge mit 96 Punkten und führt aus:
2019: Inky purple in colour, with peony and iris aromatics, then a whoosh of freshness that makes your mouth water before you are even halfway through. This is extremely impressive, well balanced, with fine tannins and real discretion but hidden power and depths. Clear floral character, with an austerity that makes you celebrate minerality. There are gourmet touches but the focus is rather on slate, rosemary and crushed stones with hints of chocolate shavings alongside the damson and blackberry fruit. 3.56pH, 80% in casks, 11% 20hl wood and 9% amphoras, 55% whole bunch fermentation (which brings the alcohol down to this relatively low level for the estate's location). A wine to surprise those who think Bordeaux can't deliver understatement. Tannin count of 82IPT. 42% Cabernet Franc, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot. 13,3 %.
2020: Clear violet edging to the colour, vibrant and enticing. This is elegant and full of personality, with high floral aromatics, a ton of dark fruits, and a blueberry dominance that gives a classic Carmes Haut Brion feel. Slightly austere, slightly bitter, both in the best possible expression of those terms, where it is mouthwatering and moreish. A juicy salinity ensures this is a wine that doesn't overpower, its flavours are revealed slowly and carefully, tugging backwards, with a texture that heads towards linen rather than silk - meaning that you don't glide through, you carefully step through well-placed tannins and fruits. There is clear delicacy here, and with 55% whole bunch fermentation - the highest level that they have done to date. 3.62pH (they harvested this at almost 1% ABV higher), fermented with their own natural yeasts. Highest percentage of the two Cabernets on recent record (before 2010 Carmes was regularly at 50% Merlot). Strong candidate for the score moving upwards when in bottle. 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot. 13,65 %.
Der 19er kostet in der 2. Tranche kaum mehr als der 20er in der 1. Tranche. Ihr habt die Qual der Wahl
. Ich persönlich bin beim 20er raus, nur eine Anstandsflasche zur Vervollständigung einer kleinen Vertikale wird in meinem Keller landen.
Grüße
Hartmut
2019: Inky purple in colour, with peony and iris aromatics, then a whoosh of freshness that makes your mouth water before you are even halfway through. This is extremely impressive, well balanced, with fine tannins and real discretion but hidden power and depths. Clear floral character, with an austerity that makes you celebrate minerality. There are gourmet touches but the focus is rather on slate, rosemary and crushed stones with hints of chocolate shavings alongside the damson and blackberry fruit. 3.56pH, 80% in casks, 11% 20hl wood and 9% amphoras, 55% whole bunch fermentation (which brings the alcohol down to this relatively low level for the estate's location). A wine to surprise those who think Bordeaux can't deliver understatement. Tannin count of 82IPT. 42% Cabernet Franc, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot. 13,3 %.
2020: Clear violet edging to the colour, vibrant and enticing. This is elegant and full of personality, with high floral aromatics, a ton of dark fruits, and a blueberry dominance that gives a classic Carmes Haut Brion feel. Slightly austere, slightly bitter, both in the best possible expression of those terms, where it is mouthwatering and moreish. A juicy salinity ensures this is a wine that doesn't overpower, its flavours are revealed slowly and carefully, tugging backwards, with a texture that heads towards linen rather than silk - meaning that you don't glide through, you carefully step through well-placed tannins and fruits. There is clear delicacy here, and with 55% whole bunch fermentation - the highest level that they have done to date. 3.62pH (they harvested this at almost 1% ABV higher), fermented with their own natural yeasts. Highest percentage of the two Cabernets on recent record (before 2010 Carmes was regularly at 50% Merlot). Strong candidate for the score moving upwards when in bottle. 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot. 13,65 %.
Der 19er kostet in der 2. Tranche kaum mehr als der 20er in der 1. Tranche. Ihr habt die Qual der Wahl
. Ich persönlich bin beim 20er raus, nur eine Anstandsflasche zur Vervollständigung einer kleinen Vertikale wird in meinem Keller landen.Grüße
Hartmut
, ist auch nicht weit verbreitet, habe ihn nur bei Lob gesehen.