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The Château de Camensac 2016, with its dark, bright and clear colour reveals a neat, straight nose with praline and cocoa bean aromas. After airing, fragrances of black pepper and powdered rose become apparent. In the mouth the attack is straightforward, marked by flavours of blackberriesand raspberries uponsubtle woody notes. The tannins are fine and lend body to the mid-palate. This wine displays harmony and power before revealing a long fin...
Wine Description
The Story
A 5th Classified Growth of 1855 located in the Haut-Médoc appellation, château de Camensac benefits from a vineyard with a total area of 75 hectares. Aged 35 years on average, the vines are planted on a terroir composed of thick Gunzian soils of the Quaternary and fine Villafranchian gravel of the Tertiary. The wine is aged in French oak barrels. The 2009 vintage blends 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot.
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The year 2016 saw a winter that was mild and heavy in rainfall. The flowering occurred evenly thanks to a slight sunny period. The following summer was very hot and dry, so much so that the water reserves from the beginning of the year were depleted. The month of September offered a few showers that helped the vines, which resumed their maturation. The harvest was late with ideal weather conditions.
Vintage 2016
Bordeaux 2016 in review “A paradox”
by Andrew Caillard MW
The 2016 Bordeaux vintage will be remembered as one of the great years of the 21st century. I haven't been this excited about the prospects of wines this young since the remarkable 2009 and 2010 vintages. At that time, China was at the zenith of its extraordinary rise of fine wines where the highest estates, particularly Château Lafite , had become a backwater currency. Each man a...
