2020 Roc de Cambes En Primeur
We are very fortunate to receive allocations of Francois Mitjavile's sought after wines, including those from his Côtes de Bourg estate, Roc de Cambes. Last year, the 2019 the cask samples we tasted were breathtakingly overt and crying out to be drunk straight away (which is exactly what we did with them after tasting!). This year. by contrast, with most right bank wines tasting rounded and accessible, the 2020 Roc de Cambes was more linear, with complex floral and tobacco notes and an emphasis on freshness and limestone-mineral notes of crushed rock.
Landing in spring 2023.
To order, e-mail us at sales@richardkihl.ltd.uk
Producer Profile
Roc de Cambes
Roc de Cambes is an estate in the commune of Côtes de Bourg, bought by Francois Mitjavile in 1988, in part because the terroir (clay and limestone) was so similar to his estate in St. Emilion, Le Tertre Roteboeuf.
The wines exhibit the same Mitjavile magic, with a unique texture and aromatic complexity. The 14 hectares of vines form a natural amphitheater overlooking the Gironde, on the slopes which form the best terroir in the Côtes de Bourg, 'les Croutes'. The fruit for what might (inaccurately) be called the 'second wine', Domaine des Combes comes from outside the estate (and outside the Cotes de Bourg AOC) but is vinified in the same way and with the same care and attention.
