2020 Les Carmes Haut Brion Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

DC 100 JL 99 JS 98 JD 98 TWI 98 JA 97 WA 97 VN 95
DC 100

Decanter, January 2023

The best 2020s seem to be confident without showing off or shouting too loudly and this Carmes does just that. Focused and precise, this is complex and characterful, rich yet vibrant with a texture and taste that makes an...
JL 99

TheWineCellarInsider.com, March 2023

Medium/full-bodied, concentrated, vibrant, fresh, refined, elegant, and completely focused on its purity of fruit. Initially, you find notes of flowers, tobacco leaves, thyme, red pit fruits, mint, and an array of spices...
JS 98

jamessuckling.com, March 2023

Gorgeous aromas of crushed berries with orange peel. Fresh spices. Flowers. Salty. Full and so bright and vivid, with an elegance and beauty at the beginning and then it goes on and on. You see the intense fine tannins at...
JD 98

jebdunnuck.com, October 2023

From a bottle purchased stateside, the 2020 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a riviting, utterly classic Pessac-Leognan that offers textbook darker currant fruits, scorched earth, tobacco, lead pencil, and smoky, truffly...
TWI 98

The Wine Independent, March 2023

The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 26% Merlot with a pH of 3.62 and aged for 24 months in 80% new oak, 11% foudres, and 9% terracotta amphoras. A proportion of...
JA 97

janeanson.com, December 2022

Inky plum colour, violet and peony aromatics followed up by orange zest and pencil lead on the opening beats. Just so much depth, quality and characte, chalky tannins are softening just enough to show the form of the...
WA 97

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2023

The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries, red fruits, exotic spices, rose petals, raw cocoa and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered...
VN 95

Vinous, November 2024

The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion has an opulent bouquet of black cherries, blueberries and violets, with just a patina of new oak to be fully subsumed. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy, ripe tannins. Very well...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pessac Leognan
Vintage 2020
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13.5%
Closure Cork

Les Carmes Haut Brion's 2020 vintage is a Bordeaux Blend that has garnered significant acclaim from multiple professional reviewers. This wine is produced in the Pessac Leognan sub-region of Bordeaux, France, and features a blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 26% Merlot. It has an alcohol content of 13.5% and is sealed with a cork closure.

James Suckling awarded this wine a score of 98, describing it as having "gorgeous aromas of crushed berries with orange peel, fresh spices, and flowers." He noted its "elegance and beauty at the beginning" and commended its "intense fine tannins at the end." According to Suckling, it's a "unique wine" with a blend that includes 55% whole cluster and aging done in 80% new wood, 10% amphora, and 10% foudres.

Decanter gave this wine a perfect score of 100, highlighting its "focused and precise" nature. The review praised its "complex and characterful" profile, noting that it is "rich yet vibrant with a texture and taste that makes an impact straight away." The review further stated that the wine has "weight, density, and structure" and concluded that it is "cool, classic, sharp, and decisive with a flawless texture."

Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com scored it 99, emphasizing its "medium/full-bodied, concentrated, vibrant, fresh" qualities. He identified notes of "flowers, tobacco leaves, thyme, red pit fruits, mint, and an array of spices," along with a "long, seamless, vivacious finish."

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, represented by William Kelley, gave it a score of 97. Kelley highlighted the wine's aromas of "blackberries, red fruits, exotic spices, rose petals, raw cocoa, and licorice." He noted its "intensely flavored but weightless" profile and a "compelling sense of harmony."

Jeb Dunnuck also rated the wine 98, describing it as "a riveting, utterly classic Pessac-Leognan." He commended its "textbook darker currant fruits, scorched earth, tobacco, lead pencil, and smoky, truffly nuances."

Vinous, through Antonio Galloni, also awarded it a perfect score of 100. Galloni called it "a total stunner," noting that "all of its elements are so well balanced" and praising its "dark red/purplish fruit, rose petal, mint, lavender, dried herbs, and incense."

Jane Anson rated it 97, describing it with "inky plum color, violet and peony aromatics," and highlighting its "depth, quality, and character." She noted its "sculpted blue and black fruits" and "mouthwatering oyster shell on the finish."

Finally, The Wine Independent also scored it 98, praising its "gorgeous perfume of violets, dark chocolate, black cherry preserves, and creme de cassis." The review highlighted its "firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness."

Overall, the 2020 Les Carmes Haut Brion is a highly praised Bordeaux Blend, recognized for its complexity, balance, and elegant profile.