Château Roc de Cambes, Cotes de Bourg, 2017
Quite lavish, with suggestions of damsons, crème de mûre, Asian spice, Kirsch and blackcurrants, flecked with notes of forest floor and minerals. There's a blue-black profile to the fruit with a sweet note of toasty oak. More purity and precision than the Domaine. This is pure cashmere in the mouth, ravishing and supple, however, there are quite sturdy tannins framing the gorgeous fruit and a touch of oak smoke on the finish. Don't be deceived by all that easy fruit, this will need time to be at its best.
critic reviews
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.
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.