2006 Camensac
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A cooler year than 2005, with more angular tannins. Has the undergrowth and smoked earth that you find in the 2005, but the shape of the tannins are quite different, the fruit darker even a little younger right now, Cabernet dominant with emphasis on fennel, blueberry and cassis, and a juicy saline finish. Eric Boissenot consultant winemaker as of this year, plus improvements in the winery put in by new owners Céilne Villars-Foubet and her uncle Jean Merlaut. This was their first full vintage, and introduced things such as smaller concrete vats for fermentation, splitting them into smaller units of 120/180hl. Replanting programme also began in this year that would see 30% of the vineyard renewed by 2017. Harvest September 20 to October 9. Gerard Bouquinet technical director. 60% new oak.
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Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
Some very odd oak on the nose. Very unintegrated. Chewy and greenish finish. Really rather unpleasant. Does this evince 2006's shortcomings? (JR)
A classic Bordeaux nose of licorice, cedar wood, black currants, and some tobacco leaf is followed by a medium-bodied, nicely concentrated wine with light tannin and a savory mouthfeel. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.
About the producer
A stone’s throw from Saint-Julien, Ch. de Camensac was long underperforming, but – under the ownership of the Merlaut-Villars family – was totally restructured, and quality transformed.