Haut-Médoc · fifth growth in the 1855 classification
Château Camensac: vintages available, prices and pairings
The grand vin of Camensac, vintage by vintage, with the format, the guide price and what to expect from it today: ready to drink, or for laying down. Tick what interests you, and the quote goes out with your selection.
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The château
In Saint-Laurent-Médoc, a neighbour of La Tour Carnet. Céline Villars and Jean Merlaut bought it in 2005 and replanted a large part of the vineyard.
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. One of the least expensive classified growths in the Médoc: ready at around six years, it holds for about twenty. The appellation's other châteaux are on the Haut-Médoc wines page.
The estate covers 150 hectares, 75 of them under vine in 123 plots; the rest is woodland and meadows where sheep graze. The soils are deep gravels laid down by the river: Villafranchian gravels, as in Pessac-Léognan, and Günz gravels, as in Saint-Julien. The planting is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot. The wine is aged 14 to 18 months in French oak barrels, 60% of them new. The estate has been HVE-certified (High Environmental Value) since 2021 and is trialling biodynamics on 7 hectares.
What to serve it with
- A vintage eight years old or more: lamb (wine with lamb), rib steak (wine with beef).
- A younger vintage: magret (wine with duck), grilled meats.
- With cheese: pressed cheeses (wine with cheese).
Which vintage for which occasion
“Grand cru classé en 1855” on the label, at a price for the table: for every table at a wedding (which Bordeaux for a wedding). For a birthday, the year of birth, if the table has it (birth-year vintage).
Is Château Camensac a classified growth?
Yes. It is a fifth growth (cinquième grand cru classé) in the 1855 classification, in the Haut-Médoc appellation.
Why a classified growth at this price?
The 1855 classification sets a rank, not a price. Haut-Médoc classified growths, outside the village appellations, generally sell for less than those of Pauillac or Margaux.
When to drink a Camensac?
Allow six years before opening it and twenty years of good form, a little more in a great year, a little less in a weak year or in half bottles. The table applies this rule to each line; it is not a tasting note, and a badly stored bottle ages faster.
Are the prices shown the ones in the quote?
They are the tariff's guide prices, incl. VAT, per bottle of the format, excluding delivery. The quote confirms the price, the availability of each vintage and shipping; the delivery grid gives lead times. For a vintage not in the table, the quote request is still open.