{"product_id":"2022-chateau-le-c-des-carmes-haut-brion-pessac-750ml","title":"2022 Chateau Le C Des Carmes Haut Brion - Pessac (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eOne of the most buzzed-about properties in all of Bordeaux right now. Les Carmes has undergone a dramatic rise in quality and ambition over the past decade, and 2022 is its best showing yet — a vintage that critics across the board have praised for its precision, freshness, and compelling depth. This is Pessac-Léognan at its most exciting. Cellar through 2035 and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUsing a more traditional blend, C des Carmes Haut-Brion focuses on Merlot subtly complemented by Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit is in the spotlight here, offering an elegant range of aromas. Drunk young, the wine develops a crisp intensity which will gain the patina of beautiful complexity as the years pass.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColour : Red\u003cbr\u003eAOC : Pessac-Léognan\u003cbr\u003eOwner : Pichet Family\u003cbr\u003eEstate Manager : Guillaume Pouthier\u003cbr\u003eConsultants : Derenoncourt Consultants\u003cbr\u003eVineyard\u003cbr\u003ePlantation density : 6 700 to 12 000 plants \/ ha\u003cbr\u003eAverage age of the vines in 2022 : 20 years\u003cbr\u003eSoil types : Graves from the Günz epoch, clay from\u003cbr\u003ethe Oligocène eopoch, sand from the Pliocène epoch\u003cbr\u003eHarvesting : 100% hand-picked\u003cbr\u003eHarvest dates : from September 12th to October 5th 2022\u003cbr\u003eVinification techniques\u003cbr\u003eVats used : Thermoregulated tanks :\u003cbr\u003eTronconic stainless steel tanks (60 hL),\u003cbr\u003eConcrete tanks (50 hL),\u003cbr\u003eWooden tanks (76 hL)\u003cbr\u003eDuration : 25-30 days on average\u003cbr\u003eBarrel maturing : 70% foudres of 30 hL, 20% new barrels,\u003cbr\u003e10% amphorae\u003cbr\u003eDuration : 24 months in oak, then concrete tanks\u003cbr\u003eNoteworthy features of the vinification and \/ or maturing :\u003cbr\u003eNo crushing, 30% of whole bunches\u003cbr\u003eComposition of the wine : 13% \/ 3,60 pH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Winery notes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau C Des Carmes Haut Brion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780220969146,"sku":"103796","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/6836\/5498\/files\/generated_639011953336975116_1933788x_35ce0ff7-65de-4300-a395-fb2fcc66d97c.webp?v=1776217906","url":"https:\/\/bassins.com\/products\/2022-chateau-le-c-des-carmes-haut-brion-pessac-750ml","provider":"MacArthur Beverages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}