Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac Léognan Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion 2024
Great precision, and a sense of energy. Lovely graphite and slate texture here, with precision in the fruit expression and salinity on the finish. No pump over, no punching down, 29% of whole cluster. 25% new oak, 25% amphoras. Harvest 25 September to 10 October. 3.55 pH. This will not be released En Primeur, but will be after three years of ageing, one year barrels, one year in oak casks, then one year in concrete. 46hl/H yield in vineyard, 41hl/h after picking selection, then 24hl/h after cellar selection.
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