Château Roc de Cambes

Château Roc de Cambes, Cotes de Bourg, 2017

Name: Château Roc de Cambes, Cotes de Bourg
Brand: Château Roc de Cambes

93/100

The Wine Independent

93/100

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Much more introverted than Domaine de Cambes, with notes of smoke, cedar and incense; brooding, powerful and packed with dark berry fruit. This is pure cashmere in the mouth. Lavish crème de mûre, Kirsch and blackcurrants are flecked with notes of savoury minerals. Hedonistic, taut, compact, very stylish, one of the most serious Roc de Cambes we can recall tasting. Finishes with graphite, black cherry and Asian spice. Gorgeous.

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Critic Reviews

93/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

At Roc de Cambes in 2017 there was no frost due to the slopes in the vineyards. The color is medium to deep garnet-purple and it is a little closed and broody at first, soon awakening to reveal notes of redcurrant jelly, chocolate-covered cherries, and cedar chest, leading to hints of stewed Ceylon tea, underbrush, and dusty soil. The medium to full-bodied palate offers loads of red and black fruit layers with a racy line of freshness and soft, satiny tannins, finishing on a lingering peppery note.

drinking window 2022 - 2035

date of review 12/2022

93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2017 Roc de Cambes has a vivid bouquet with ebullient redcurrant and cranberry fruit that "jump" out of the glass, yet the aromatics remain tender and graceful, to use two words uttered by François Mitjavile in describing the vintage. The palate is very well balanced with filigree tannins, dark berry fruit laced with clove and bay leaf, just a hint of tobacco on the aftertaste. Very fine and very classy.

drinking window 2021 - 2042

date of review 02/2020

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Côtes de Bourg

Producer:

Château Roc de Cambes

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Merlot Cabernet

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.