Chateau Cambon La Pelouse - Haut-Médoc 2007

Chateau Cambon La Pelouse - Haut-Médoc 2007

The weather in the 2007 vintage has been mixed, the warm weather was predicted in 2003, the oceanic summer resembled 2004, fortunately September and October have Indian summer days and ensured a good late maturity (fine grape harvest on 13 / 10). The health pressure especially mildew accompanied the vegetative development of this vintage and complicated its development. In this environment, a general mobilization was necessary to present the harvest and to complete the maturity. The "arms" have been multiplied for green work (green harvesting, spalling, leaf removal, pre-harvest) at the closest of the vegetative cycle. The heads have developed the strategies to adapt without excess the treatments of safeguard of the harvest. The sales were carried out in an unusual chronology on the tasting of the grapes, plot by plot without reference to the history or the grape variety. The work in the chest was carried out essentially in the pre-fermentation phase, it was very parsimonious in fermentation phase. This 2007 vintage is a true test of the ability of a vineyard property to control a difficult environment. It will surprise you for its beautiful aromatic expression, its roundness and its ability to grow. It will give a lot of pleasure to the amateurs in its youth and also it will have a nice capacity of guard.