Château Roc de Cambes, Cotes de Bourg, 2017
Roc de Cambes 2013 is less voluptuous and more reserved than the Domaine de Cambes. It is a more serious and more complex wine, but it is rather less exuberant and opulent. Notes of fine herbs, forest floor, kirsch and cranberries. This is very serious and compact with layers of suave mouth coating red berry fruit and griotte. Beautifully constructed with a fine tannic structure.
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.
The 2017 Roc de Cambes is deep garnet-purple in color with a slightly reticent nose of blackberries, cassis and tar with nuances of pencil shavings, damp soil and dried herbs. The palate is medium-bodied, firm and grainy with great freshness and a long, lively finish.