Château de Camensac
Haut-Médoc
Jean MERLAUT, Céline VILLARS-FOUBET
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 clay and hardpan subsoil.
A STORY
In few words
Camensac is a very old estate that was included on Belleyme’s famous 18th-century map. In Médoc patois, “Camensac” means “on the water’s way” and comes from the words “camens”, meaning “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 off excess rainwater.
The Merlaut family acquired Camensac in time for the 2005 vintage and 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.
At the head
The Château Managers
Jean - Pierre FOUBET
Managing Director
THE CHATEAU
Key numbers
Surface
75 ha
Production
180,000 bottles
Geology
Gravel, sandy-gravel and sandy-clay gravel
Grape Varieties
55 % Merlot, 45 % Cabernet Sauvignon
Ageing
15 to 18 months
New barrels: 40%
Second wine
Closerie de Camensac
contact
Château de Camensac
Route de Saint-Julien, 33112, Saint-Laurent-Médoc
