HAUT-CARLES
Red
- 2016
- Fronsac
Selection of the best parcels of Château de Carles (10 ha out of the 20 ha of the estate), certainly the finest and most ambitious wine of Fronsac, making since 2000 equal game with the best classified growths of the slopes of Saint-Émilion. A great wine that should be kept for at least 6 to 8 years.
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2024-2036
- Potential alcohol :
- 14%
From the same producer
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Selection of the best parcels of Château de Carles (10 ha out of the 20 ha of the estate), certainly the finest and most ambitious wine of Fronsac, making since 2000 equal game with the best classified growths of the slopes of Saint-Émilion. A great wine that should be kept for at least 6 to 8 years.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2040
- Blend:
- 100% Merlot
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Selection of the best parcels of Château de Carles (10 ha out of the 20 ha of the estate), certainly the finest and most ambitious wine of Fronsac, making since 2000 equal game with the best classified growths of the slopes of Saint-Émilion. A great wine that should be kept for at least 6 to 8 years.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 90/100 “Haut-Carles 2020 is much more demonstrative. It offers a richness that will appeal to palates in search of unctuosity”.
Le Point (May 2024): 15/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2040
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Selection of the best parcels of Château de Carles (10 ha out of the 20 ha of the estate), certainly the finest and most ambitious wine of Fronsac, making since 2000 equal game with the best classified growths of the slopes of Saint-Émilion. A great wine that should be kept for at least 6 to 8 years.
The 2018 vintage in the press:
En Magnum (April 2020): 93/100 “Haut-Carles continues to impress with its mastery and style, always round and immediately drinkable. Certainly one of the benchmarks for Fronsadais.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2042
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%