The soils are chalky limestone and clay
Stéphane hasn't released a new Crémant for a couple of years
There is but one tiny corner of Burgundy where it is okay to grow Sauvignon Blanc
Complex notes of all sorts of citrus fruits
Hats off to Michel Reybier and technical director Dominique Arangoïts
2023 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan (Pre-Arrival) $51-100 Organically Farmed The soils are chalky limestone100 points, The Wine Advocate "The 2022 Les Carmes Haut Brion is the finest wine bottled to date at this estate under Patrice Pichet's ownership and Guillaume Pouthier's direction. Unfurling from the glass with aromas of violet, iris, dark wild berries, pencil lead and mulberries, it's medium to full bodied, deep and concentrated with a deep core of fruit beautifully framed by velvety, precise tannins, segueing into a long, saline and perfumed finish.