2016 Chateau Roc de Cambes - Cotes de Bourg AC

WeinWisser – 18/20pts - WL: *70 % Merlot, 30 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Tiefes Purpur mit Granatschimmer am Rand. Sattes Brombeerbouquet mit würzigem, dunklem Tabak und Heidelbeergelee, dahinter betörende Iris, schwarze Johannisbeere und dunkle Schokonoten. Am Gaumen mit feinsandigem Tannin. Dank des Cabernet mit Frische und gutem Zug, Blaubeeren satt gepaart mit Kakaopulver. Toller Côtes de Bourg!*

JancisRobinson.com - 17+/20pts - JR: *Tasted blind. Rich and sweet and rosy-scented. Really very gorgeous indeed. Powerful with an undertow. Hedonistic. Some tasters hated it.* - 01/2022

Vinous.com - (91-94) pts - AG: *A wine of precision and understated intensity, the 2016 Roc des Cambes is nevertheless quite powerful and virile, both of which become increasingly evident as it sits in the glass. Ripe red cherry, smoke, tobacco, licorice and incense run through this deeply expressive, savory Merlot-based blend from vineyards in the Mitjaville family's Côtes de Bourg estate. I imagine the 2016 will drink well for a number of years, but it will also need some cellaring to be at its best.* - 04/2017
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Vinous.com - 94 pts - AG: *The 2016 Roc de Cambes is powerful, tightly wound and closed in on itself. That should not be an issue, but readers should be prepared to be patient. Iron, smoke, tobacco, cedar, menthol and licorice all add aromatic nuance to a core of dark fruit. I also tasted a bottle that had been opened two days prior. There I found a wine of amplitude and breadth. This is another superb 2016 from the Mitjavile family.* - 01/2019

Vinous.com - 93pts - NM: *The 2016 Roc de Cambes was mighty impressive from barrel. Bottled in August 2018, it has retained a beguiling bouquet of perfumed red plum, blueberry, tayberry and light estuarine scents, plus a tang of a cold northern sea. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet candied opening, dark chocolate and even toffee subtly interwoven into the red fruit. The spicy finish features a healthy sprinkling of black pepper. This is an outstanding Roc de Cambes that, dare I suggest, is going to give Tertre-Rôteboeuf a run for its money.* - 01/2019