Château Cambon La Pelouse Haut-Médoc 2019 - Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

Situated in the southern Médoc, this vast 60-hectare vineyard, ideally located near Châteaux Giscours and Cantemerle on the Macau hillside, is rightly gaining in renown. Since 1996, it has belonged to Jean-Pierre Marie, who works in partnership with his son Nicolas.

Decanter

About the wine:

Gorgeous nose full of gently sweet blackcurrant. There's energy and life here, right away you get the rush of red and black fruits, strawberries and black cherries that fill the mouth with mouthwatering acidity fruit juice. Then the tannins settle in to give support and depth. This wine seems well made, with intensity and precision. The emphasis is on bright fruit with good acidity. An easy wine to drink and approach to enjoy its youthful energy, but you can also keep it for a few more years. 2023-2035

Guide Hachette des vins

About the wine:

First vintage for the new owners of the cru, and a great success. An expressive Haut-Médoc, with ripe fruit, ample, fat and powerful on the palate, stretching into a long, silky-smooth finish. A "tactile" wine that will age well. 2026-2032

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

The 2019 confirms its good dispositions and the wine has a lovely charm, with a palate that is both suave and energetic, well guided by Cabernets that tighten the finish and lend a welcome acidic note.

About the domain :

For several years now, this well-situated vineyard on the edge of the Margaux appellation has been producing a wine offering remarkable value for money. Under the guidance of Annick and Jean-Pierre Marie, it has gradually found its feet, and the ageing of the vineyard now enables it to reach a very high level, in a style that is seductive, but not without finesse.

Vinous A. Galloni

About the wine:

Cambon La Pelouse 2019 is a powerful, beefy Haut-Médoc. Black cherry, iron, tar, licorice, game, incense and tobacco add to a sense of gravitas. There's real depth here, with lots of character. 2025-2039

James Suckling

About the wine:

It's really well made with creamy, slightly chewy tannins that add layers and density to the wine. It's medium to full-bodied, with lovely fruit and a touch of chocolate and nuts. Cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Needs time to develop. Try it after 2023.

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The nose is aromatic, offering a little power, a certain intensity and a fine grain. The wine benefits from decanting. Notes of fresh boysenberry, small ripe red berries and, more lightly, strawberry are combined with hints of star anise, small crunchy plums, as well as fine hints of graphite, camphor, spices, a subtle touch of cardamom and a hint of Sichuan pepper (in the background). The palate is fresh, mineral and offers roundness, fruitiness, a little fatness, a certain greediness, a little unctuosity, a pretty complexity, a fine grain, a little delicacy in its power as well as a little concentration. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry, crushed wild strawberry and, more lightly, crushed redcurrant, combined with hints of licorice stick, pulpy violet plum and a touch of Bourbon vanilla, graphite and a subtle hint of incense. Good length. Subtle hint of star anise on the lingering finish.