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Chateau Camplay Bordeaux Superieur
Winery: Chateau Camplay Year: 2003 (A particularly good year in Bordeaux along with 2000 and 2005) Type: Red Country: France (Bordeaux) Grape Variety: Bordeaux blend Note: Alcohol: 12.5% Mevushal: Yes Date Reviewed: 8/13/06
Color: 2 (of 3) Note: A luscious dark garnet color with real depth and body.
Aroma: 6 (of 7) Note: A heavy, fruity aroma of wild berries, plums, black grapes, wood and earth. It smells very rich and inviting.
Taste: 8 (of 10) Note: Medium dry with light to medium tannins, it's a wine that really goes well with food. Complex blends of fruit, including plums, cherries and blackberries, combine with cigar smoke, nuts and chewy oak with a velvet texture and a wonderfully dry finish. Well balanced with no single dominating flavor. When I first tasted it I wouldn't have guessed it would score very well, but by the end of the second glass, my opinion had changed. It reinforces my belief that you can't judge a wine without trying it throughout the course of a meal. The first sip doesn't tell the whole story. The real surprise is that it's only a 2003. Give this a few years in the cellar and it can improve.
Total: 16 (of 20)
Food: I enjoyed this Bordeaux with spaghetti with a home-made sauce, of course. Lots of oregano, basil, onion, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, parsley and, of course, garlic. There's nothing healthier for you than pasta with garlic, fresh tomato sauce and a good Bordeaux!
Compare to : Chateau Le Breuil Renaissance Medoc Bordeaux Barons de Rothschild Haut Medoc Bordeaux Chateau Camplay Bordeaux Superieur Domaine du Castel Petit Castel
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