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Camensac 1998 Case of 12 btl.
€330,00 incl BTW: €399,30
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Specificaties
Country | |
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Region | |
Sub Region | |
Bottling | Estate Bottled |
Jaar | |
Type of Wine | Red wine |
Bottle size | 0.75 L |
Packaging | OWC12 |
Rating | 87 |
Reviewer | Robert Parker |
Label | gl-vssl |
Capsule | good condition |
Level | bn |
Château Camensac is a Bordeaux wine estate in the Haut-Médoc region, just over the border from Saint-Julien. The portfolio has two wines, the first label, Château Camensac and the second lesser-quality, La Closerie de Camensac.
The estate has around 172 acres (70ha) of vines with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot planted. Vineyards are largely continguous; the railway line divides the main blocks from the “Lagrange” plots, which are adjacent to Château Lagrange in Saint-Julien. Soils are predominantly gravel (with a zone of sandy gravel) and planted to Cabernet Sauvignon; areas of chalky clay around the borders of the property are where most of the Merlot blocks are situated.
Harvest is undertaken manually and, after sorting, fermentation takes place in concrete and stainless steel tanks. After blending, the grand vin is aged for 17 to 20 months in French oak barriques, of which around 40 percent are new.
Château Camensac has was bought in 2005 by the Merlaut family who also own Chasse-Spleen and Gruaud-Larose. It had previously been owned by the Rioja-based Forner family of Marques de Caceres fame.