Roc de Cambes 2014

The 2014 Roc de Cambes has a lovely bouquet—very pure and intense—with black cherries, blueberry fruit and crushed rose petal that develops with time. The palate is medium-bodied, with fleshy ripe red and black fruit, supple tannin, hints of orange zest and pomegranate and quite a structured finish that just cuts away a little swiftly on the aftertaste.
Drink Date 2019 - 2032

Tasted blind. A bit simple, sweet and oaky on the nose – a hint of cappuccino. Juicy and easy but not the most noble or complex.
Drink 2023-2034

Canny Bordeaux buyers have always known that François Mitjavile's wine is one of the Right Bank's comparative bargains. This is on the ripe side, with a touch too much alcohol perhaps, but it’s challky, black fruited and deftly oaked, despite the 100% new barrels. Likely to age well, too.

The Château Roc de Cambes 2014, François Mitjavile's consistently over-performing Côte de Blaye, is blessed with a fragrant, perfumed nose, the fruit a little darker than his Tertre-Rôteboeuf: mulberry and blackberry, crushed petals and incense. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very pure and harmonious with a long sensual finish. You know, this might be the first time that I feel that the Roc de Cambes has the élan of the Tertre-Rôteboeuf and as such, it represents one of the best values you will find in 2014.