Chateau Camensac - La Closerie de Camensac 2014
Chateau Camensac is located in Saint-Laurent-Médoc, in the Haut-Médoc region of Bordeaux . Chateau Camensac was purchased in 2005 by the Merlaut family who also own Chasse-Spleen and Gruaud-Larose. It was previously owned by the Forner family of Rioja fame, Marques de Caceres.
La Closerie de Camensac is the second wine of the property. The 2014 vintage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) and Merlot (40%) . The harvest is destemmed and then fermented. Maceration lasts about 3 weeks with daily pumping over and/or punching down. The wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, 10% of which are new.
Grape varieties: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot