2015 Domaine de Cambes

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Jeb Dunnuck

From the team at Tertre Rôteboeuf and based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc brought up in new barrels, the 2015 Domaine de Cambes is a serious, age-worthy wine from the Côtes de Bourg appellation, which is located on the right bank, north of Fronsac and along the river. Possessing more depth of fruit compared to the 2015, with loads of darker fruits, toasted bread, and graphite, it hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, good concentration, and a firm, structured, focused style. It just needs 2-4 years of bottle age.

91 POINTS

Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

Super-ripe black cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and spice notes abound in the 2015 Domaine des Cambes. Plush on the palate, with silky tannins and no hard edges, the 2015 will drink well with minimal cellaring. This is another heady, exotically rich 2015 from François Mitjavile. Domaine des Cambes is predominantly Merlot and Cabernet Franc from clay/limestone soils on the lower slopes of the property.

Neal Martin - Wine Advocate

The 2015 Domaine de Cambes has a perfumed, floral bouquet with touches of rose petal infusing the red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit (almost exactly as it showed from barrel). The palate is medium-bodied with rounded tannin, fine structure if showing just a touch of greenness on the finish at the moment. Perhaps not displaying quite the longevity I was expecting, I would either drink now or over the next five or six years. Anticipated maturity: 2018 - 2024.

Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

Dominated by Merlot the wine shows vanilla, smoke, dark red fruits, herbs, spice and earth in character, the wine an olive tapenade and herb infused, dark red fruit experience.