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Roc de Cambes 2015
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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Roc de Cambes has very pure notes of cassis, blackberries and plums with nuances of cigar box, anise and lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate offers generous fruit, great concentration and freshness with firm, grainy tannins and an herbal lift on the finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Roc des Cambes has an incredibly pure bouquet that is as much Côtes de Nuits as Côtes de Bourg! Wonderful cassis mixed with dark cherries and a touch of bergamot. The palate is very well balanced with hints of fresh date and fig on the entry, a fine bead of acidity here, slightly powdery in texture with impressive balance and tension on the finish. François Mitjavile's wine always benefits from 3-4 years in bottle, although I would not begrudge anyone succumbing to temptation earlier.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Roc de Cambes, the Côtes de Bourg from François Mitjavile, has a wonderful, engaging bouquet that still leans a little toward Burgundy with lovely brambly black fruit with a hint of bergamot, wonderfully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, ebullient black fruit laced with mineral and a very precise finish that will need a couple more years to fully integrate. It is a bit standoffish at the moment so be patient.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Super-ripe black cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and spice notes abound in the 2015 Domaine des Cambes. Plush on the palate, with silky tannins and no hard edges, the 2015 will drink well with minimal cellaring. This is another heady, exotically rich 2015 from François Mitjavile. Domaine des Cambes is predominantly Merlot and Cabernet Franc from clay/limestone soils on the lower slopes of the property.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
François Mitjavile insists that the 2015 Domaine des Cambes is not a second wine. Fair enough. Unctuous, racy and exotic, the 2015 offers up a compelling mélange of crème de cassis and black cherry fruit. Domaine des Cambes is made predominantly from Merlot and a dollop of Cabernet Franc grown on the lower slopes of the property, exactly where the ripeness of the vintage is most accentuated. Today the volatile acidity is a bit pronounced and the wine needs time to come together, but it is full of personality and super-distinctive. What else is new?
About the Producer
This is his property in the Côtes de Bourg, a vineyard reminiscent of Tertre Roteboeuf, being as it is, a natural amphitheatre with a perfect aspect overlooking the Gironde River. It comprises fourteen hectares of old vines planted on the most highly reputed slope of the Côtes (les Croutes), where the heat of the sun on the slope is regulated by the effects of the estuary and cool clay/limestone soils. This makes for regular growth and wonderfully ripe, concentrated fruit. Essentially François Mitjavile’s approach was to coax optimal quality in a region with great, but often unrealised, potential. He made Roc de Cambes flourish. With his son Louis (now owner of L’Aurage) and his daughter Nina (increasingly at the helm) his experience and philosophy from St Emilion come into play here. Together they control vigour and pick only when the grapes are super-ripe. They have succeeded in creating a wine which has led to many an embarrassing moment at blind tastings when compared to received “great” wines, first growths included. Roc de Cambes has a wow factor in spades.
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