2023 Haut Carles
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A smaller selection, the 2023 Haut Carles offers a touch more density in its darker fruits, chocolate, and graphite-like aromas and flavors. This fleshy, fruit-forward, medium-bodied, undeniably delicious effort will drink well for 7-8 years, if not a decade.
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Licorice, black cherries, chocolate, and flowers show in the nose. On the palate, the wine is lush, polished, sweet, and fresh, with ripe, chocolate, and plums in the finish.
Fresh and bright red with attractive currants, cherries and a hint of citrus peel. Medium-bodied, firm and structured, yet vibrant and focused at the same time. Nicely curated.
Inky colour, a smoky swirl of grilled damson and vanilla bean. Plenty of Fronsac character, juicy limestone finish, enjoyably different character from the main Château de Carles estate wine, this one a more gourmet take on the vintage, both work and are ones to look out for. 40% new oak, plus the rest in one year old barrels.