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Chateau
De Camensac

Haut-Médoc
Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Celine Villars - foubet and Jean Merlaut
Château de Camensac is located on the perimeter of the Médoc’s great growths, bordering on the Saint-Julien appellation. The 75-hectare vineyard consists of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines on slopes with deep gravel soil over a mix of clay and hardpan.

It is a very old estate that was cited on Belleyme’s famous 18th century map. Camensac means “on the water’s way”, and comes from the words camens, which means “path” or “way” and ac, which means “water” in local dialect. In the 17th century, monks dug ditches along the bottom of the gravelly rises. These contributed to the quality of the terroir by draining excess rainwater.

The Merlaut family acquired Camensac in time for the 2005 vintage. Céline Villars and Jean Merlaut are now in charge of the estate. The niece and uncle are also the respective owners of Chasse-Spleen and Gruaud-Larose. Éric Boissenot is the consulting oenologist. Cabernet Sauvignon now plays a greater role at Camensac. This variety is ideally suited to the deep gravel soil, producing wines with depth, fruit, elegance, and minerality. The old Merlot vines are totally complementary, yielding wines that add volume and body to the final blend.

Jean Pierre
Foubet
Owner
Chateau  De Camensac
( Haut-Médoc )
Céline
FOUBET
Owner
Chateau  De Camensac
( Haut-Médoc )
Château De Camensac
Route de Saint-Julien
  - 
33112
 
Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Tel.
+33 (0)5 56 59 41 69
The Château in figures
Area under wine

75 hectares

Production

250,000 bottles

Soil

Gravel, clay-sand-gravel and sand-gravel soil

Grape varieties

60 % Cabernet Sauvignon

40 % Merlot

Barrel ageing

15-18 months

New barrels: 40%

Second wine

La Closerie de Camensac