Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a distinguished Bordeaux estate in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, with roots dating back to the 16th century. Originally part of the wider Haut-Brion holdings of Jean de Pontac, the property was given in 1584 to the Carmelite monks, who nurtured the vineyard until the French Revolution. It later passed to the Chantecaille family, Bordeaux négociants, and in 2010 was acquired by real-estate entrepreneur Patrice Pichet, ushering in a phase of ambitious investment and expansion. Unusu…