HAUT-CARLES
Red
- 2020
- 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.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
En Magnum (May 2025): 93/100 "A little more closed today, but there is still a lot of potential in its substantial structure, with just the right amount of sensuality for this sunny vintage."
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
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2022): 92/100 "The 2020 Haut-Carles is stellar. Silky, deep and wonderfully delinated, the 2020 Haut-Carles impress right out of the gate. It shows terrific depth and density, butot at all heavy. Dark red fruit, blood orange, spice, mint, dried herbs and mocha are all finely knit in this dazzling, wonderfully elegant Fronsac".
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée :
- 2027-2040
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.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
In Magnum (May 2025): 94/100 "Great intensity from the middle palate, silky texture, even more potential and freshness than the 2020. Nice chalky touch on the finish. Made to keep for a long time."
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Haut-Carles is terrific. Dark fruit, chocolate, espresso, licorice, lavender and dried flowers race across the palate. Deep, fleshy and quite potent, Haut-Carles has much to recommanded it. Readers will find a Fronsac that balances textural opulence with energy in style."
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 2018 vintage in the press:
En Magnum (May 2025): 93/100 "A significant change as this 2018 was vinified in tank. No heavy, coating tannins, bright, flavoursome fruit, purity and that obvious freshness that most of the much more prestigious vintages lack in this vintage.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 92/100 "The 2018 Haut-Carles is impressive. Inky dark fruit, lavender, spice, menthol, licorice, blood orange and mint are all laced together in a Fronsac that is opulent yet also nuanced for its size. Beautifully ripe, generous and inviting, Haut-Carles has much to offer. This is a terrific showing."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2042
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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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.
En Magnum (May 2025): 94/100 "This is the first vintage where the wine is fined with egg white. Still very young and brilliant, intense and energetic on the palate. It will soon be in the same league as the excellent 2010."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2036
- Potential alcohol:
- 14%