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

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

Located in the south of the Médoc region, this vast 60-hectare vineyard, ideally situated near the Giscours and Cantemerle châteaux on the Macau hilltop, continues to grow in popularity, and rightly so. Since 1996, it has been owned by Jean-Pierre Marie, who works alongside his son Nicolas.

Decanter

About wine:

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

Guide Hachette des vins

About wine:

The first vintage for the new owners of the estate and a great success. An expressive Haut-Médoc, with ripe fruit, full-bodied, rich and powerful on the palate, stretching into a long, smooth and silky 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 wine:

The 2019 vintage confirms its promising qualities and the wine has a lovely charm, with a palate that is both smooth and energetic, well guided by Cabernet grapes that tighten up the finish and add a welcome touch of acidity.

About the estate:

For several years now, this vineyard, ideally located on the edge of the Margaux appellation, has been producing wines that offer remarkable value for money. Under the leadership of Annick and Jean-Pierre Marie, it has gradually found its feet, and the aging of the vineyard now allows it to reach a very high level, with an appealing style that is not lacking in finesse.

Vinous

About wine:

Cambon La Pelouse 2019 is a powerful and robust Haut-Médoc. Black cherry, iron, tar, licorice, game, incense, and tobacco add to the impression of gravity. There is real depth here, with lots of character. 2025-2039

James Suckling

About wine:

It is really well made with creamy, slightly chewy tannins that add layers and density to the wine. It is medium-bodied to full-bodied, with beautiful fruit and a hint of chocolate and nuts. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It needs time to blossom. Try after 2023.

Vert de Vin

About wine:

The nose is aromatic and offers a little power, a certain intensity, and a fine texture. The wine benefits from being decanted. It reveals notes of fresh boysenberry, ripe red berries and a hint of strawberry, combined with subtle hints of star anise, crunchy plums, graphite, camphor, spices, a subtle hint of cardamom and a hint of Sichuan pepper (in the background). The palate is fresh and mineral, offering roundness, fruitiness, a little richness, a certain indulgence, a little creaminess, lovely complexity, a fine texture, a certain delicacy in its power, and a little concentration. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry, crushed wild strawberry and, more subtly, crushed redcurrant, combined with hints of licorice stick, pulpy purple plum, a hint of Bourbon vanilla, graphite and a subtle hint of incense. Good length. A subtle hint of star anise on the finish.