1956 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion

Pessac-Leognan, France

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- $ 124 / 750ml
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Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Vineyard notes: "Soil types: Mindel graves on clay and limestone."
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Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion

5 products ranged between $31 - $126 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Pessac-Leognan

Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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Analytical Data

Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked & Amphora Aged
Management: Guillaume Pouthier
Ownership: Patrice Pichet
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Soil types: Mindel graves on clay and limestone.
Harvest Notes: 100% hand-picked.
Winemaking: Vats used: Thermoregulated tanks: Tronconic stainless. steel tanks (60Hl) Wooden tanks (76 Hl) Concrete tanks (50 Hl). Initial fermentation: 35 days. Malolactic fermentation in the barrels: Partial. : All vats vinified without crushing, and partly by whole bunch fermentation.

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Ageing: 80% new oak barrels. 11% foudres. 9% terracotta amphorae. For 24 months.

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Beef fore rib Main Course: Western

Ribeye steak Main Course: With beef dripping and Merlot gravy; French

Ribeye steak Main Course: With Béarnaise sauce; Western

Manchego Cheese Course: Spanish

Details

Analytical Data

Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked & Amphora Aged
Management: Guillaume Pouthier
Ownership: Patrice Pichet
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Soil types: Mindel graves on clay and limestone.
Harvest Notes: 100% hand-picked.
Winemaking: Vats used: Thermoregulated tanks: Tronconic stainless. steel tanks (60Hl) Wooden tanks (76 Hl) Concrete tanks (50 Hl). Initial fermentation: 35 days. Malolactic fermentation in the barrels: Partial. : All vats vinified without crushing, and partly by whole bunch fermentation.

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Ageing: 80% new oak barrels. 11% foudres. 9% terracotta amphorae. For 24 months.

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1956 Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France

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All 95 / 100 $ 199 2024 95 / 100 $ 95 2023 96 / 100 $ 116 2022 97 / 100 $ 247 2021 94 / 100 $ 161 2020 96 / 100 $ 185 2019 96 / 100 $ 239 2018 96 / 100 $ 244 2017 94 / 100 $ 133

2016 95 / 100 $ 232 2015 94 / 100 $ 200 2014 92 / 100 $ 163 2013 90 / 100 $ 120 2012 91 / 100 $ 203 2011 90 / 100 $ 125 2010 91 / 100 $ 120 2009 92 / 100 $ 140 2008 88 / 100 $ 119 2007 89 / 100 – 2006 90 / 100 $ 164 2005 91 / 100 $ 189 2004 89 / 100 $ 139 2003 90 / 100 – 2002 89 / 100 – 2001 89 / 100 – 2000 91 / 100 $ 189 1999 88 / 100 $ 163 1998 86 / 100 – 1997 85 / 100 – 1996 85 / 100 – 1995 86 / 100 – 1994 86 / 100 $ 119 1993 87 / 100 – 1992 – – 1991 – – 1990 88 / 100 – 1989 86 / 100 $ 247 1988 84 / 100 – 1987 – – 1986 88 / 100 – 1985 83 / 100 – 1983 – – 1982 – – 1981 – – 1980 – – 1979 – – 1978 – – 1977 – – 1976 – – 1975 84 / 100 – 1974 – – 1973 – – 1971 – – 1970 87 / 100 – 1967 – – 1966 – $ 188 1964 – – 1963 – – 1962 – – 1961 86 / 100 – 1960 90 / 100 – 1959 89 / 100 – 1957 – – 1956 – – 1955 91 / 100 – 1950 – – 1949 92 / 100 – 1947 92 / 100 – 1945 95 / 100 – 1943 91 / 100 – 1934 – – 1917 94 / 100 – 1915 95 / 100 – 1910 90 / 100 –

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1956 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Poor

Current condition: Likely past it

The 1956 vintage for Bordeaux was marked by both dramatic and severe weather events.

The year was the coldest year on record for Bordeaux since 1709 and devasting frosts plagued the vintage. Although the growing season initially began well, but at some point during the s...

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