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Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion

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Château les Carmes Haut-Brion is a French vineyard located in the city of Bordeaux. Its main production is a Pessac-Léognan appellation wine, but it also produces a second wine in smaller quantities: Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion. Find out more
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The origins of Château les Carmes Haut-Brion


It all began in 1584, when Jean de Pontac donated a mill situated on the river Peugue, surrounded by vines and adjoining outbuildings, to the Catholic religious order of the Grands Carmes de Bordeaux. In 1630, the religious order enlarged the estate by buying vines. The Carmelites retained the Haut-Brion appellation and owned it for nearly 200 years.

The estate became a "national asset" in 1791 before being bought in 1840 by the wine merchant Léon Colin. It was he himself who renamed it Carmes Haut-Brion. He then passed it on to his family, who built the château we know today in the early 19th century. It was kept by the same family until 2010. It was then that the Pichet property group acquired the estate. The initial purchase was followed by the acquisition of additional terroirs, including 17 hectares in a single block, thus bringing the property to 35 hectares.

The vineyard


Initially, the vineyard was outside the walls. Today it is entirely surrounded by the city and is a walled city vineyard. Historically, it covered 10 hectares, and now covers 35 hectares. It benefits from a mild microclimate and a preserved ecosystem. The terroir is a mixture of mindel gravel, sand and clay on a limestone subsoil. The vineyards are now an average of 13 years old and are composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.

The wines


Only natural products are used to work the soil, for a 100% organic result. The grapes are harvested by hand and the tractors are gradually being replaced by horses. The vinification is done in round grapes with a small proportion of stalks in vats of 21 to 86 hectolitres.

The Grand Vin is vinified in wooden barrels, tuns and terracotta amphorae for a period of between 18 and 24 months. For the C des Carmes Haut-Brion, the wine is matured in wooden barrels, 30% of which are new, for 12 to 18 months, then in cement vats. As for the production tool, it is located in the commune of Martillac.

The château has chosen to relaunch a bottle format in 2019: a 2.25 litre bottle. This has been designed to allow for better conservation of the wine. The 2016 vintage was chosen for this new bottle with a blend consisting of 41% Cabernet Franc, 39% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.
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