Château Roc de Cambes

Côtes de Bourg Rouge

2019

Bordeaux

France

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Varietals

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Flavors

Plum

Musk

Dark Chocolate

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Palate Character

Powerful & Extracted

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Tasting Notes

Full-bodied with plus acidity and tannin and a subtle glycerol driven sweet character. There are flavors of blackberry liqueur, plum and fresh wild herbs, followed by dark chocolate and mineral in the layered finish.

COLOR

Dark Ruby Red

BODY

TANNIN

ACIDITY

SWEET

ALCOH.

14.5%

GRAPE(S)

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

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Why this wine made the cut…

Mouth-coating and luscious with formidable structure.

GRAPE VARIETAL(S)

Merlot

75% Mer-LO

It would be easier to detail where Merlot is not grown than vice-versa, as it is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world. Depending on the terroir, the style can vary quite a bit. Generally, Merlot is fleshy and more fruit driven and with less aggressive tannins than its oft more austere blending partner, Cabernet Sauvignon, which also makes it more accessible in its youth. The quality and character can vary from crowd pleasing sweet plummy fruit to extraordinary complex velvety texture of a great right bank Bordeaux.

Cabernet Sauvignon

25% Ca-ber-NAY So-vee-NYON

Cabernet Sauvignon origins are from the Gironde in southwest France, but is now planted across the world in climates that accommodate this late ripening grape. It is the dominant grape in wines made in Bordeaux’s Médoc and Graves regions. This small, thick-skinned grape, produces darkly colored wine, high in tannin and relatively high in acidity with hallmark aromas of blackcurrant and can stylistically change from austere in its youth to lush depending on the region, and winemaking style.

Country / State

France

Region

Bordeaux

Producer

Château Roc de Cambes

Winemaker(s)

François Mitjavile

Vintage

2019