2025 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan FUTURES Prearrival

2025 Chateau les Carmes Haut-Brion Bordeaux. Curated by Big Hammer Wines.

2025 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan FUTURES Prearrival

Name: 2025 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan FUTURES Prearrival
Brand: Chateau les Carmes Haut-Brion
SKU: CLCHBPL25IND
Price: 134.99 USD
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"Precision Is So Seductive and Intellectual" ~100JD
"Huge, Powerful Wine" ~98 VM
Winemakers Stéphane Derenoncourt & Guillaume Pouthie
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2025 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan FUTURES Prearrival

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Steeped in history, Carmes Haut-Brion Estate has stood the test of time. The estate has a remarkable history that has remained constant over time. Even though different people have come and gone, the legacy has remained unchanged. It all started in 1584 when Jean de Pontac, the lord of Haut-Brion, gifted vines to the Carmelite Order. This marked the beginning of a long-lasting legacy.

In 2010, Carmes Haut-Brion was acquired by businessman Patrice Pichet, who from the very first moment, this enchanting little vineyard captured his heart and his desire to showcase its full potential. With a commitment to excellence, Pichet embarked on this wine journey and started redesigning and improving, not only the building but the vineyard itself.

At the heart of this extraordinary project are two legendary winemakers, Stéphane Derenoncourt and Guillaume Pouthier. Together, they collaborate, permeating their passion and expertise into every aspect of Carmes Haut-Brion.

The building is a work of art designed by Philippe Starck and Luc Arsène-Henry. They have perfectly combined aesthetics and functionality. This architectural masterpiece not only provides a functional space but also embraces the mysterious beauty that surrounds the art of winemaking.

The 24 acres of land are placed in a stunning terroir of gravel, clay, and sand, forming a unique geological soil that guides the selection of grape varieties. Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon stand side by side, gazing across the stream, while Merlot thrives a little farther away.

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At A Glance

Varietal:: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region:: Bordeaux
Alcohol:: 13.5%
Size:: 750ml

TASTING NOTES

What's in the Glass

PAIRS WITH: Beef · Lamb · Poultry · Vegetables · Cheese

Mouthfeel & Acidity

Light Body Full Body

Low Acidity High Acidity

Soft Tannins Firm Tannins

Dry Sweet

The 2025 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a precise, ethereal, and aromatic Bordeaux blend. It features the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc (54%) in the estate's history. The wine offers a lively, harmonious profile with vibrant fruit and polished, velvety tannins

CRITIC REVIEWS

What the Critics Said

The precision is so seductive and intellectual, with aromas of fresh flowers, iron, graphite, cedar, blood oranges and black fruit. It's medium-bodied with a compact palate of intense tannins that melt into the wine. Rather weightless in nature. It kicks in at the end with incredible intensity and focus. 13% alcohol. 65% whole cluster. 54% cabernet franc, 29% cabernet sauvignon and 17% merlot, mostly co-fermented. ~ 99-100 James Suckling
The 2025 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a huge, powerful wine that is going to need many years to come into its own. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, incense, melted road tar and licorice make a bold entrance. Fertility in the Merlots was low. As a result, the 2025 has the highest amount of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon ever, 83% in total as opposed to the more typical 70% or so. Whole clusters, always a part of the approach here, are 65%. Time on skins was 45 days at 27°C (80.6°F) compared to the 35 days at 30°C (86°F) that is more typical. Readers will find an especially deep, potent Carmes, a wine that will need the better part of a decade to shed some of its considerable baby fat. It's a telling example of the vintage, with 1% less alcohol than in most recent years. Today the 2025 is a mere infant. It's another exceptional wine from Technical Director Guillaume Pouthier and his team. ~ 96-98 Vinous Media

THE PRODUCER

Chateau les Carmes Haut-Brion

Chateau Les Carmes has quickly become a critic’s favorite. Year after year, this wine is awarded very high accolades, and 2020 was no exception. It was awarded not once, but two times a perfect 100-point score by Decanter & Vinous Media. The 2022 Bordeaux vintage will go down in the history books. Wine Spectator called it "A new paradigm for Bordeaux. Very aromatic and sleek, fresh and pure in feel, with all major varietals performing well; far more consistent than the 2018-2020 trio."