Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 2000 SO061124_Vetter2021 with the texture of a

with the texture of a well-aged Burgundy and the energy of its mountain roots

The mousse is fine and persistent

The profile is unmistakable: figs

and quartz soils of the vineyards around Bockenau

pepper and citrus

Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 2000 SO061124_Vetter2021 with the texture of aChteau Les Carmes Haut Brion sits just across the road from the illustrious Haut Brion, within the city limits of Bordeaux itselfone of the few vineyards remaining inside the urban landscape. The estate takes its name from the Carmelite monks who owned it from 1584 to the French Revolution. The property was acquired by Patrice Pichet in 2010 and has since become one of Pessac Lognan's most talked about wines, though this 2000 vintage predates that