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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  1/25/2016, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Cambon La Pelouse Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text.

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  8/13/2008, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  6/20/2008, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• Report 11: Bourdeaux Crus Bourgeois, 4/1/2008, (See more on i-WineReview.com...)

  (Chateau Cambon La Pelouse Haut-Médoc) Subscribe to see review text.

• By Stephen Tanzer
  May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126, (See more on Vinous...)

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  4/13/2006, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  12/25/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 91 points

  (Château Cambon La Pelouse) Very dark red violet color; tart plum, smoke, vanilla, blackberry nose; tart black fruit, tart blackberry, iodine palate; medium-plus finish

Garagiste

• By Jon Rimmerman
  10/3/2008, (See more on Garagiste...)

  (Cambon la Pelouse Haut-Medoc) 2005 Bordeaux Dear Friends, There's a low-ball parcel of this floating around the US (most of it closer to $20) but here's another crazy deal at an even lower price that's a further sign of the economic times - 2005 Bordeaux at less than the original en-premier price two years ago? It's not supposed to happen that way? You put your hard-earned money down 2-3 years in advance for the lowest Bordeaux price, your investment appreciates and...well, I guess the old system doesn't quite work out that way anymore. This is a perfectly cellared 2005 (not an 2004 or 2006) and the most bizarre aspect is that it's basically a Margaux, the epicenter of the 2005 vintage. Why is this being dumped? Simply because it received a final rating of 89 from Parker and in today's climate, few have the capital to hold into something that is even marginally risky (sound familiar?) - this is silly people but you are the beneficiary. The 2005 Cambon-la-Pelouse is a serious modern-styled Medoc produced just outside the legal boundary to call it Margaux (thus the Haut-Medoc classification). It is a wine for the cellar that is immensely structured but still round and full of red, rich fruit from the vintage. It is quite tannic and (despite the obvious glycerol and baby fat that will melt away in a few years), ready to unfold and unwind your cellar over the next 10-15 years. For $15-16, there is no other region in the world can produce a Cabernet/Franc/Merlot blend of this quality with this level of panache. Which brings us to an editorial: Bordeaux gets a bum rap. Modern-day Bordeaux has been called elitist and too expensive for the common man but that is diametrically opposed from reality. Only a small percentage of wine produced in Bordeaux fits that description (California wines are far more expensive) and the 2005 Cambon-la-Pelouse is an example of how good the $15-20 market can be in Bordeaux (this is the estate's top wine and it's still less than $20). Certainly, the 2005 vintage doesn't hurt here and given a bit of patience, I believe you will be quite happy to have a wine that should show great complexity and style in a few years (I beg to differ with Bob on this one - the wine shows the strong tannins and round, red fruit of 2005 and is not necessarily a near-term wine). Read the verbiage - it sounds pretty darn good to me: 2005 Chateau Cambon La Pelouse (Haut-Medoc) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Bord8550