Chateau de Camensac Haut-M�doc 1997
Winery
Chateau de Camensac
Appellation
France
→ Bordeaux
→ Haut-Médoc
Vintage
1997
Type
Red
Retail Price
$20.00
GBP
(750 ml.)
buy
Wine Ratings
Ageability
0% said wine will improve with age
100% said wine is ready to drink now
0% said wine is over the hill
Bang for Buck
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100% said wine price is an average price
0% said wine price is a poor price


This was classified as a Fifth Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux classification and if anything it's drifted away from the quality one might expect, and certainly it's been overtaken by a few of the crus bourgeois.
And in this 12 year old wine I didn't find anything to really blow me away. The nose had an appealing undergrowthy warmness with a bit of rotting apples, blackcurrant, wood and some toffee.
The palate was a little disappointing though, as it was pretty thin but hot. There was not a lot of fruit here, but a little sweetness and really this wine struggled to achieve more than a pass. August 24, 2008