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De Camensac 2005
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
A huge extraction on the nose with oodles of sweet blueberry and cassis. A little over-powering. A bold, extrovert Camensac, yet it tastes a little overdone and lacks some typicity. Sweet cherry on the finish. Needs to calm down because it tastes like a New World wine at the moment. Tasted April 2006.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at BBR’s 2005/2009 tasting in London. This is a better example of Camensac compared to initial offering. The nose is a little blurred dark red fruit, plum, cranberry and raspberry. The palate is medium-bodied with powdery tannins on the entry, good acidity and a foursquare finish. Very backward and it does not have the harmony or length of Cantemerle. Tasted July 2011.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted single blind at Southwold. The nose is tight, subdued at first, with notes of cedar, dark cherry and a hint of sloes, perhaps a touch of bretty? The palate is full-bodied with good weight, chewy tannins with sharp acidity. It lacks the harmony of a great 2005, quite meaty towards the austere, almost foursquare finish. I expected a little more – this Camensac seems to be “over-excited” by the vintage and dropped the ball! Drink now-2014. Tasted January 2009.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Space limitations did not allow complete tasting notes for this Grand Cru Classe, but 2005 is the finest vintage for these wines since 1982. The range of scores for these wines should give readers an idea of just how consistent this vintage is at this level. Given the style of the vintage, most of these wines should be accessible young yet evolve for a decade or more because of their concentration and tannic structure.
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.
