Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Made with a meticulousness and precision without equal in Fronsac, this cru impresses with the incomparable quality of its tannin and texture, revealing itself as the best wine yet produced by the property. We tasted it blind amid the crus classés of St-Émilion, and Haut-Carles came out comfortably in the top quarter. It is certainly one the best 2007s on the Right Bank. 16.5/17