2022 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan 1.5L Rueda it's a flawlessly balanced

it's a flawlessly balanced

about four months ago

rose petal and cinnamon add layers of nuance

Further time in bottle should allow the 2012 to flesh out even more

"The 2020 Brane-Cantenac was picked September 14–28 and includes 13% vin de presse

2022 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan 1.5L Rueda it's a flawlessly balanced100 points, The Wine Advocate "The 2022 Les Carmes Haut Brion is the finest wine bottled to date at this estate under Patrice Pichet's ownership and Guillaume Pouthier's direction. Unfurling from the glass with aromas of violet, iris, dark wild berries, pencil lead and mulberries, it's medium to full bodied, deep and concentrated with a deep core of fruit beautifully framed by velvety, precise tannins, segueing into a long, saline and perfumed finish.