The magnum of 1949 Les Carmes-Haut-Brion revealed a singed, sweet, jammy, port-like nose intertwined with scents of tobacco and smoke. It reminded me that my palate tastes too little of this wine, produced from a marvelously well-situated small estate tucked away in Pessac, not far from Haut-Brion and La Mission-Haut-Brion. Full, fleshy, and opulent, it out-performed both Haut-Brion and the unusually strange La Mission-Haut-Brion. Another surprise of the Rodenstock tasting, this bottle, although fully mature, suggested it should continue to drink well for another decade.The notes for this wine are taken from the description of Series II - Flight C of the 1995 tasting conducted in Munich by Helga and Hardy Rodenstock. Many years after the tasting from which this note derives allegations were made concerning the authenticity of old and rare bottles of wine sold by Hardy Rodenstock to collectors around the world. The matter has been the subject of numerous articles, litigation and at least one book. Mr. Parker believes that the wines served to him at this tasting were authentic so this note and the others from that specific tasting continue to be posted on eRobertParker.com.