| NAME |
CARMES HAUT BRION (Château Les) |
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| PROPRIETOR |
Chantecaille Family (Didier Furt - Administrator) |
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| APPELLATION |
Pessac-Léognan, Assimilated Cru Classé |
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| VINEYARD |
4,5 hectares (11 acres) just behind Haut Brion & La Mission Haut Brion .... nice neighbors ! |
| VARIETALS |
50% Merlot
40% Cabernet Franc
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average age: 30 years |
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| PRODUCTION |
2000 cs (Grand Vin)
2nd wine: Le Clos des Carmes (200 cs) |
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| MARKET NOTE |
GET IT ! FIND IT ! BUY IT !
An outstanding "little" jewel of an estate. Always bewildering to see this chateau and vineyard enclosed within the city's walls. Didier Furt is as charming as his wines, always ready to welcome the (seriously) impassioned few (no bus-loads of visitors please !). Les Carmes is reserved for those comfortable with exclusive producing estates AND, finally, at very reasonable prices (as it usually sells for a shade higher than a Médoc 3rd Growth). |
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