2016 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Women in Wine and Fonzaleche—where old vineyards on

and Fonzaleche—where old vineyards on white soils abound

sapid finish

warming spice and orange zest with baked apple and toasted oak

Traditional method distillation and cask ageing for a minimum of 10 years has mellowed the characteristic floral nose and dried fruit flavours of this fine digestif

such is the nature of the vintage

2016 Château les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Women in Wine and Fonzaleche—where old vineyards onSubdued power with cassis and blackberry fruits, liqourice root, cocoa beans and a wall of tannins that retains an air of controlled restraint at 6 years old. Maintains momentum and energy through the palate,with a saline lick of crushed rocks on the finish. This is sculpted, moreish, delicious. As with the 2015, a vintage again that Carmes has its own personality, and doesn't follow the pack. New winery, with softer infusion method for the extraction