Camensac - Haut-Médoc 2021

Vinous

87

byAntonio Gallonithe4/2/2024

The 2021 de Camensac is a potent, rustic wine. There's good depth, but it is hard to get past the rough, angular contours that dominate the wines balance. Macerated dark cherry, spice, leather, tobacco, incense and dried herbs lend complexity. All this ne

Vinous

87

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2024

The 2021 de Camensac is a potent, rustic wine. There's good depth, but it is hard to get past the rough, angular contours that dominate the wines balance. Macerated dark cherry, spice, leather, tobacco, incense and dried herbs lend complexity. All this needs is a bit more polish.

Wine Advocate

88

byWilliam Kelleythe2/22/2024

The 2021 Camensac opens in the glass with notes of dark berries and cherries mingled with scents of cigar wrapper and pen ink. It is medium-bodied, with a fleshy attack that segues into a somewhat firm, angular palate that displays a touch less plenitude that I perceived from barrel.

Jamessuckling.com

92

byJames Sucklingthe2/22/2024

Bright, vibrant nose but has some good depth, too. Plenty of cherries, raspberries and a touch of fresh herbs with white pepper, pencil shavings and spices. Medium body on the palate with tight, fine-grained tannins and a vibrant finish. Engagingly fresh and long. 66% cabernet sauvignon and 34% merlot. Very well-crafted. Better from 2025.

Wine Spectator

89

byJames Molesworththe2/22/2024

Ripe and solidly built, with warmed cassis and singed vanilla nicely melded against a backdrop of sandalwood and potpourri. Shows light chalky minerality that lingers on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2030. 17,776 cases made.  –JM

Jamessuckling.com

91-92

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Pretty raspberry, currant and spice-box character with some orange zest. Tight, lightly grainy tannins. Medium-bodied and juicy.

Bettane & Desseauve

87-88

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Corps et constitution corrects, tannin sévère pas encore fondu sur tous les échantillons présentés. À revoir après un an d’élevage.

The Vintage Journal

89-90

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Deep crimson. Fragrant herb graphite, red and black cherry aromas with iodine notes. Richly flavoured wine with abundant dark berry fruits, fine lacy dry tannins and underlying cedar complexity. Finishes grainy firm and minerally. 66% cabernet sauvignon, 34% merlot. 18 months in 40% new French oak. 13% alc

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

89

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

85-87

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 de Camensac is a little distant on the nose and, despite coaxing, doesn't really offer much compared to, say, the Cantemerle. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins, fine depth, plenty of licorice-infused black fruit and a slightly high-toned but short finish.

vvwine

88-90

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

Helles Rubinrot. Duftige, parfümierte Nase, etwas Cola, rote Frucht. Im Gaumen schlank, wenig Körper, fruchtig und mit eher leichter Struktur, etwas flockiges Tannin, mittellanger, rotfruchtiger Abgang. 2025-2033 (Verkostet im April 2022. UGCB/Dourthe)

Anthocyanes

88-90

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Graphite, un peu réglisse, des notes de fruits noirs bien murs avec une pointe racinaire pour un bouquet plein mais un peu austère. Enrobage de bouche, peut-être quelques malos en barriques, un boisé présent avec une finale un peu rèche mais qui se fondra avec le temps. La structure a été améliorée par une extraction importante et un boisé sucré. Aura besoin de temps pour s'ouvrir.

Wine Advocate

89-90

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

A fine effort, the 2021 Camensac offers up aromas of cassis, plums, loamy soil and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium-bodied, velvety palate with lively acids and impressively refined tannins. Between 2007 and 2017, more than a quarter of this 90-hectare estate was replanted, replacing Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon at 10,000 vines per hectare on the best gravel soils, and as those results start to bear fruit, Camensac's upward trajectory trumps vintage variation.