Roc de Cambes is a Merlot dominated red wine blend, vinified in concrete tanks before being transferred to barrels, half of them new oak, for 18 to 24 months. The flavour of the wine has the natural sweetness and silky flavour of late-picked, gently extracted grapes. "Unctuous, supple, accessible and welcoming, this is opulent and ripe, beautifully textured and rich in plump cherry fruit, complemented by sweet oak - lovely wine."
Roc de Cambes is the Côtes de Bourg property of François Mitjavile (St-Emilion's Tertre Rôteboeuf) and there is certainly something reminiscent of Tertre Rôteboeuf here, albeit on a larger scale; a natural amphitheatre with a perfect aspect overlooking the Gironde.
The French wine region of Bordeaux is blessed with an almost-perfect viticultural situation on the west coast of France, and is probably the most well-known wine region in France and famous the world over for its enviable château-based classification system.
Most vineyards in Bordeaux are not known...
Merlot is a very popular red wine grape variety with big red and black fruit flavours of raspberries, ripe strawberries, plum and blackberry, giving the wine a softer taste. It is invaluable in the production or red wines from Bordeaux, particularly...
