Sporting a medium to deep garnet-purple color, the 2020 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion rolls out of the glass with notions of tar, sauteed herbs and fertile loam over a core of plum preserves and blackcurrant pastilles, plus hints of kirsch and lavender. The medium-bodied palate has a lot of character and energy, offering a frame of grainy tannins and exciting tension, finishing long and with lots of red berry layers.