Domaine de Cambes
Along the Gironde, on Bordeaux’s Right Bank and close to the Libournais, Domaine de Cambes turns a humble AOC into a statement of intent.
Owned by the Mitjavile family, the wine is treated as a separate estate rather than a ‘second’. The slope below Roc de Cambes carries more clay than limestone, staying cool and extending the growing season; Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a dash of Malbec translate that patience into depth. Fruit is hand‑harvested, fermented in concrete, then matured for 15–18 months in barrels with a high proportion of new oak. The touch is unhurried, the volumes deliberately small.
What makes it compelling is philosophy: François Mitjavile’s refusal to chase fashion, and his taste for controlled oxidation as a tool of complexity. Here, structure and nuance take the lead—Bordeaux rendered with quiet intensity, built to evolve.Domaine de Cambes
Along the Gironde, on Bordeaux’s Right Bank and close to the Libournais, Domaine de Cambes turns a humble AOC into a statement of intent.
Owned by the Mitjavile family, the wine is treated as a separate estate rather than a ‘second’. The slope below Roc de Cambes carries more clay than limestone, staying cool and extending the growing season; Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a dash of Malbec translate that patience into depth. Fruit is hand‑harvested, fermented in concrete, then matured for 15–18 months in barrels with a high proportion of new oak. The touch is unhurried, the volumes deliberately small.
What makes it compelling is philosophy: François Mitjavile’s refusal to chase fashion, and his taste for controlled oxidation as a tool of complexity. Here, structure and nuance take the lead—Bordeaux rendered with quiet intensity, built to evolve.
