2005 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion

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Score 93/100 · Drink 2022-2040, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, Jun 2022

Sit back and enjoy the waves of tobacco, charcoal, cigar box, Asian spices, mandarin peel and softened autumnal fruit. A little more old-school dusty tannins that in the current era of Carmes Haut-Brion but this is attractive with firm structure, balance, acidity, weight and plenty of character. Moreish and easy to recommend. 30% new oak.

Critic scores

Critic scores
93
93/100

Robert Parker

93
93/100

Robert Parker

More reviews and scores

15.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 15.5/20 · Drink 2016-2025, Jancis Robinson MW, Feb 2017

Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Still-youthful rim. Light nose. Thick. Lacks a bit of lift. A tad sour and stolid on the end. Distinctly stodgy. (JR)

90 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 90/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Jul 2015

93 points
Robert Parker
Score 93/100 · Drink 2015-2030, Robert Parker, Jun 2015

This 2005 offers a fabulous bouquet of forest floor and flowers, a dark plum/ruby/purple color, and medium body. Super-intense but light on its feet, this beauty seems to be close to full maturity. Complex and cerebral, this stunner is just now drinking beautifully and should continue to do so for another 15 or more years.

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Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
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Red

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