Christian Balog beschreibt den Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion 2022 Pessac Leognan wie folgt:
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Die Nase ist etwas tiefer und bietet mehr Komplexität. Reife dunkle Beeren, aber auch sofort die Würze und zarte rote Paprika Noten. Cassis, Kaffeebohne, Im Mund spektakulär elegant und präsent, eine sehr raumgreifende Attacke im Mund, grossartig, wie ein Vorhang der sich öffnet und das Feuerwerk welches erst zum Schluss kommen soll geht direkt von Anfang an los. Grossartiger Nachgeschmack, sehr besonders!
Den Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion 2022 Pessac Leognan beschreibt William Kelley wie folgt:
The remarkable 2022 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. It's also one of the most singular, characterful wines being produced in the region today. Unfurling in the glass with complex aromas of blackberries and cherries mingled with notions of exotic spices, orange zest, pencil lead, rose petals and vine smoke, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a velvety attack that segues into a layered, seamless and multidimensional mid-palate framed by rich, powdery tannins. Pure, perfumed and penetrating, this blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Merlot is a brilliant success that caps a decade of relentless work by Guillaume Pouthier and his team that have seen Les Carmes Haut-Brion emerge as one of Bordeaux's leading estates. It checks in at a mere 13.5% alcohol, with a very healthy pH of 3.64.
Den Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion 2022 Pessac Leognan beschreibt James Suckling wie folgt:
This is so umami with sea urchin character that gives you sea salt and dried seaweed aromas and flavors. The integrity and richness is so impressive with an exotic character, yet it is so classic and fine in structure. 13.5% alcohol. 70% whole cluster fermentation. 40% cabernet franc, 35% cabernet sauvignon and 25% merlot. A new model for Bordeaux?
Den Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion 2022 Pessac Leognan beschreibt Fallstaff wie folgt:
Leuchtendes tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Floraler Touch nach kandierten Veilchen, reife rote Kirschen, ein Hauch von Brombeerkonfit, Nuancen von Lakritze, sehr vielschichtiges Bukett. Saftig, sehr komplex, straffe, reife Tannine, feine dunkle Beerenfrucht, mineralisch, feiner Vieille-Vignes-Charakter, balanciert, sehr große Länge, enormes Reifepotenzial für Jahrzehnte. Hat auch mit seinen 13,5 % ein enormes Volumen, zu jeder Zeit seidig, frisch und in seiner Art einzigartig
Den Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion 2022 Pessac Leognan beschreibt Jeb Dunnuck wie folgt:
I think one of the legendary wines in the vintage will be the 2022 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, which comes from a tiny vineyard not far from Haut-Brion and is based on 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Merlot, vinified with 70% whole clusters, and aged 70% in new barrels, 20% in foudre, and 10% in amphora. Despite mostly being not destemmed, you wouldn't know it by tasting it. It has a classic bouquet of ripe blackberries, cassis, leafy herbs, graphite, and violets, while in contrast, the C Des Carmes Haut-Brion, which is vinified with just 30% stems, is clearly marked more by its stems. Full-bodied, concentrated, beautifully balanced, and with a rare mix of purity, freshness, and power, it's going to rival the 2018 as one of the finest vintages ever produced from this address. It's worth noting this estate has a unique terroir in Pessac that includes some limestone in the soils, and this worked particularly well in 2022. Don't miss this wine.
