2016 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Women in Wine This is a wine of

This is a wine of power and finesse

darker fruits

leaving a whisper of coastal brine in its wake

such is the nature of the vintage

Traditional method distillation and cask ageing for a minimum of 10 years has mellowed the characteristic floral nose and dried fruit flavours of this fine digestif

2016 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Women in Wine This is a wine ofSubdued power with cassis and blackberry fruits, liqourice root, cocoa beans and a wall of tannins that retains an air of controlled restraint at 6 years old. Maintains momentum and energy through the palate,with a saline lick of crushed rocks on the finish. This is sculpted, moreish, delicious. As with the 2015, a vintage again that Carmes has its own personality, and doesn't follow the pack. New winery, with softer infusion method for the extraction