{"title":"Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion | Pessac-Léognan","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Les_Carmes_Haut_Brion_Property.jpg?v=1757254406\" alt=\"Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Property in the Pessac-Léognan Wine Region of Bordeaux\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished over 400 years ago, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is today one of Bordeaux's most exciting names. The vineyards cover just over 10 hectares and it takes its name from the Carmelite monks that tended it for almost 200 years. Investment from current owner Patrice Pichet over the past decade, alongside winemaker Guillaume Pouthier, who formerly worked with Michel Chapoutier in the Rhône has meant that quality at the property has soared. A brand new, state-of-the-art winery was built in 2016, several new parcels of vines added to increase the size of the estate and a range of work from replanting to slope correcting undertaken. Pouthier employs conscientious vineyard management, everything from hand-harvesting to using horses to plough between the vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy blending modern winemaking techniques with practices usually found in other regions, Carmes is at the forefront of shaping a contemporary style of Bordeaux that is approachable at a younger age and tailored to today's trends.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chateau-les-carmes-haut-brion","title":"Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a medium-bodied red Bordeaux from the Pessac-Léognan region of Graves, praised for its elegance, precision and aromatic complexity. It is a unique blend of 41% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, and 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, matured for 24 months in a combination of 65% new barrels and 35% in barrels used once préviously and terracotta amphorae. Unprecedented proportions of Cabernet Franc offer a silky power which is then supported by the intensity of Cabernet Sauvignon. Within this structure, Merlot develops rounded and refined fruitiness: balance is the order of the day, ensuring a style that is complex and delicious in equal measures. [#intro]A unique red wine blend that is complex \u0026amp; delicious in equal measures...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57175370170749,"sku":"A17LESCARMESHAUTBRION","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/GrandVinBT_33aeb166-aa3e-4167-b76f-15bef144c885.jpg?v=1760631412"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Les_Carmes_Haut_Brion_Gates.jpg?v=1757254618","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/chateau-les-carmes-haut-brion-pessac-leognan.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}