Chateau Cambon La Pelouse Haut Medoc 2018

Chateau Cambon La Pelouse,  Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2018  

Grapes: 50% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot. 12–15 months ageing in French oak. Average vine age 35 years. Situated just south of the Margaux appellation.

The property is now owned by the Australian wine company, Treasury Wine Estates.

Consultant winemaker is Hubert de Bouard of Chateau Angelus, Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cambon la Pelouse is scented of cedar, tar and earth with a core of warm plums and cassis with mocha and lavender hints. The palate is full-bodied, firm and laden with fruit, supported by grainy tannins and finishing long."

(90-92/100) points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate, April 2019

"Medium bodied, with loads of fresh, sweet, ripe red fruits, tobacco leaf and herbs. On the palate, the wine is earthy, fruity and with a strong tobacco and cedar component in the mid-palate and in the finish. The wine is made from a blend of 50% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot."

91/100 points, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, March 2021