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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.2 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Southern Wine Buff on 2/26/2022 & rated 89 points: A bit of a voyage into the unknown, opening this old bottle.
Delicate work to remove the cork in one piece, but did so. Then carefully decanted, leaving sediments and crystallisation (which were not excessive behind).
Marked browning around the edges, and a slight brown tinge to the overall colour. Initially offered little on the nose, but after some time in the glass menthol aromas emerged, along with subtle final notes; reminiscent, overall, of mothballs.
Though clearly well past its peak, with fruit long gone, and power faded, flavours – dominated by woody oak – were still in balance. At its best through the mid-palate, trailing out to a relatively short, dry finish. (946 views) | | | Tasted by Orange Tsian on 9/4/2021 & rated 89 points: 还有一定的新鲜感，黑樱桃和黑李子融化成了黑果酱，加上蓝莓阿尔卑斯糖，带点青味。中段开始有着金属铁锈、烟熏肉、甘草、旧皮革、肉桂粉之类的，还有点奶油味，有点旧皮革。入口中，单宁还是多且坚实，布满口腔，开始呈颗粒状随后转变为细粉，带有紧致的收敛感。果味为黑果和黑果干，陈年之下显得没那么分明和厚实，还有点蜜枣味，轻微有一点干花香，除了点嫩枝的青味外，还有不少植被气息。后段甘草、烟熏、烟草碎和旧皮革等。89/100 (1086 views) | | | Tasted by Robwild on 7/31/2021 & rated 70 points: Unfortunately there is only so much life in even a stellar vintage from a good, but unclassified growth. This was over the hill (1168 views) | | | Tasted by Robwild on 12/23/2018 & rated 89 points: Earthy nose. Light. Vegal with Oak and tobacco. Drink up. (2398 views) | | | Tasted by PDavisMarble on 2/4/2017 & rated 89 points: Getting thin with a touch of bricking. Lightly decanted. Fruity nose with a hint of tartness creeping in, but not unpleasant at all. A nice old-style Bordeaux. Currants and leather, with earth and a touch of cherry. This has aged and lasted longer and better than hoped for. (3646 views) | | | Tasted by Wineson on 5/7/2016 & rated 90 points: The initial funk blew off and this wine really blossomed. (3456 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 3/12/2016: Drinking beautifully as structural elements and flavours are at one with each other. There's some smoked meats, tobacco, chocolate, leather and berry aromas. It is generous and full in the mouth with a nice balance of sweet and savoury things. It is taking on some teriary notes but remains fresh and engaging the whole bottle through with enough cut to partner a piece of rib eye most amiably. (3362 views) | | | Tasted by Heywood_ja on 3/12/2016 flawed bottle: Based on the previous note, I will call the flawed. Cork was soft and broke even using tongs.
Significant bricking, and almost no fruit or tannins. Fine sand like sediment.
I was looking forward to the experience the other reviewer has last night. It gave me hope. But I think the private cellar I bought these from was not properly maintained. (3499 views) | | | Tasted by SonnyChiba on 7/24/2015 & rated 89 points: Nice treat to try this wine. Still has great color, little bricking around edges. Fading quite a bit, but impressive amount of cedar, leather, some faint fruit in the background. Still has a pulse after 33 years from this celebrated vintage and probably a bit past its prime but drinking well enough and will likely remain so for longer. (2702 views) | | | Tasted by CabIsKing on 11/29/2013 & rated 89 points: Drank at Berns Steakhouse with a chateau briaun. Cork was in perfect condition. Good dark fruit still on nose with cedar and cassis. No tannins left but a good finish. Great bottle for the price. (3209 views) | | | Tasted by PDavisMarble on 8/31/2013 & rated 87 points: Cork intact. Decanted for an hour. Brick red. Nose of orange, raisins, chocolate and earth. A touch of a cola nose left after resting. First taste had some sweet cherry and cola notes, and some candied orange. Some of those dissipated and became earth, cedar and candied orange remained. Not a lot here. Was worth a shot. Well past its prime. (3124 views) | | | Tasted by mtaczak on 5/16/2013 flawed bottle: dead. (3359 views) | | | Tasted by jvdp on 1/27/2012 & rated 89 points: Very intense, decanted for three hours. Much fruit in this bottle. (4210 views) | | | Tasted by jvdp on 1/12/2012 & rated 89 points: Same as previous note. (3853 views) | | | Tasted by jvdp on 1/10/2012 & rated 89 points: Cork was a bit hard to remove. Did not expect much from this wine, but the taste was impressive. Obviously a mature wine, very smooth and nicely melted tannins. Colour was still dark red, not a single trace of brown. (2513 views) | | | Tasted by wickedwax on 10/4/2011: Aromas of pencil lead, cedar, cassis and black cherries. Medium-bodied; mature with resolved tannins with a smooth velvet-like texture with secondary tobacco notes with ripe dark fruit on the palate. Surprisingly still drank well on day 2, but I do know that the provenance of the bottle was immaculate, so that could be a big factor. (2871 views) | | | Tasted by BIlgen on 3/15/2007 & rated 87 points: Medium till dark red-brown
Soft nose, black fruit
Good taste, after a while bouquet developed very well, rond taste, good nose, a bit one dimensional (2467 views) | | | Tasted by BIlgen on 10/9/2006 & rated 75 points: Dark red with brown, deep colourvery intense red
Very soft nose, a bit burning
Round taste, soft fruits not very expressive, long afte taste (2204 views) |
| Château de Camensac Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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