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De Camensac 2000
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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
The large-scaled, rich 2000 possesses loads of glycerin, huge texture and ripeness, admirable purity, and copious quantities of black fruits intermixed with new saddle leather, toasty oak, and earth. This powerful offering may merit an outstanding score after a few years of bottle aging. It is undoubtedly a sleeper of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Deep purple/ruby. Lovely lush black fruits. Impressive complexity with notes of tar and earth. Well-built, stocky Camensac with tannic slightly austere structure. Not elegant. Robust. Very impressive. Tasted November 2002.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
A sleeper of the vintage, with a characteristic not dissimilar from a good St.-Julien, the medium-bodied 2000 offers up scents of vanilla intermixed with black currant and licorice. With moderately high tannin, excellent depth, purity, and overall harmony, it is certainly capable of considerable longevity. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2015.
About the Producer
Located in the village of Saint-Laurent in Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, bordering the Saint-Julien appellation, Chateau de Camensac is one of the few Grand Cru Classés in the Haut-Medoc. Although the Haut-Medoc appellation does not have the same impressive track record as the four great villages of the Médoc, the quality of the wines produced is still highly praised. Château de Camensac (Haut-Medoc, France), La Closerie de Camensac (Haut-Medoc, France), Le Bailly De Camensac (Haut-Medoc, France), and Le Bailly De Camensac (Haut-Medoc, France). (La Closerie de Camensac, Haut-Medoc, France), Bailly De Camensac, Haut-Medoc, France, and Second De Camensac, Haut-Medoc, France, with an annual production of 200-300,000 bottles. The main wine, the Second De Camensac, Haut-Medoc, France, is of excellent quality and has often received over 90 points from leading wine critics and wine reviewers.
