Château de Camensac Haut-Médoc 5. Cru Classé 2016

"93 points. Very good depth and beautiful harmony." - James Suckling

Anmeldelser af Château de Camensac Haut-Médoc 5. Cru Classé 2016

93/100 James Suckling
"A prototypical Médoc wine with very good depth and beautiful harmony. I love the long, moderately dry and savory finish that pulls your hand instinctively back to the glass. A blend of 50 per cent cabernet sauvignon and 50 per cent merlot."

93/100 Tastingbook.com

92/100 Bettane & Desseauve
"Nice powerfully fruity nose, hints of resinous, old rose and violet, very nice tasty, fruity palate, with fresh tannins and great energy on the finish. A very vigorous Camensac. A Success."

92/100 Le Figaro Vin

90-92/100 Robert Parker
"There is a pastille-like purity on the nose: blackberry, briary and a light floral note coming through with time. The quality of the vintage shows through on the palate, which is very harmonious and demonstrates both excellent backbone and intensity. It builds in the mouth, maintaining plenty of freshness and with a mineral-driven finish. This is an excellent Château de Camensac and fingers crossed it will represent great value in the market once released."

91/100 Decanter
"This is a vintage where the freshness levels run high, and here a rich array of dark tight fruits is joined by high acidity with menthol and eucalyptus notes. It's good quality, but needs to settle into its stride, and fatten up a little further in bottle. There has been pyrazine in the past at Camensac, and they are doing a lot of work with the vines to reduce that - this 2016 has clearly shifted from green pepper to eucalyptus, which gives good Médoc typicity while retaining fruit character. A successful wine." 

91/100 Vinous
"The 2016 de Camensac has an easygoing, rather one-dimensional yet pure bouquet of black cherries and light pencil box aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with strict but well-defined tannins. Quite an edgy Médoc, but one with pleasing persistence on the finish. This is worth seeking out. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting."

91/100 Falstaff
"Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, subtle brightening of the edges, black forest berries, ripe heart cherries, tobacco-like spice. Medium body, blackberries, present tannins, delicate leafy-earthy touch in the finish, dark nougat in the finish."

Bag om Château de Camensac 

Kvaliteten af vinene fra Château de Camensac er steget drastisk gennem de sidste år, efter familien Merlaut overtog slottet. Den nytænkende og ambitiøse familie er en af de største jordbesiddere i Médoc, og de ejer også højt ansete Ch. Chasse-Spleen og Gruaud-Larose.

Vinmarkerne ved Ch. de Camensac ligger lige på grænsen til St-Julien, og betingelserne for vindyrkning er ideelle her, hvilket deres vine til fulde udtrykker. Der er udelukkende plantet gamle Cabernet Sauvignon og Merlot stokke på de 75 hektar, som familien råder over.

To typer jord dominerer her: Fint grus blandet med sand (’’Villafranchian’’) og jord bestående af større sten (’’Gunz gravel’’). På grund af jordbundsforholdene vil vinene ofte have både mineralske toner og en floral karakter. Kombinationen af et gunstigt ’terroir’, hårdt arbejde i kælderen, vilje til at ’vende tingene på hovedet’ og prøve noget nyt, gør, at vinene fra Château de Camensac er af meget høj kvalitet.