The vineyards where the grapes for Camartina are grown have been organically farmed since 1988. A full conversion to biodynamic techniques was latercarried out in 2000. The grapes are carefully selected in the vineyards and harvested in 8 kilo crates. They are destemmed, not crushed, then transferred into five-ton French oak fermenters. Camartina is made and released only in the best vintages.
S Butterfield
Sommelier Flask Fine Wines
Very subtle, very complex, tannins hide some fruit but the finish is long with fruit and herbs. Needs time, but oh boy.
Very subtle, very complex, tannins hide some fruit but the finish is long with fruit and herbs. Needs time, but oh boy.
9.0Matté
Manager The Wine Cellars
Rich and very concentrated nose with intense black and purple fruit along with damson, fresh violet and rich soil, gravel, mulberry, very tight. Classy, powerful but quite constricted in the mouth though the tannins are present but ripe and back up the classy black fruit that has a very mineral dent. By no means singing but this has class and staying power. A great wine that just needs plenty of time to come out of its shell. Considering the price it would be very interesting to try this side by side with a 2010 left bank bordeaux.
Rich and very concentrated nose with intense black and purple fruit along with damson, fresh violet and rich soil, gravel, mulberry, very tight. Classy, powerful but quite constricted in the mouth though the tannins are present but ripe and back up the classy black fruit that has a very mineral dent. By no means singing but this has class and staying power. A great wine that just needs plenty of time to come out of its shell. Considering the price it would be very interesting to try this side by side with a 2010 left bank bordeaux.
9.5David Stein
Drinking really well. Surprised to the upside.
Drinking really well. Surprised to the upside.
9.4GaryWEdwards
A complex Tuscan that is just coming into it's day. Nice tanin structure. A bit tight wine that that is softened with a deliberate decamt
A complex Tuscan that is just coming into it's day. Nice tanin structure. A bit tight wine that that is softened with a deliberate decamt
9.2Keith Crump
A seductive spicy red sweet fruit with all spice and cinnamon on a mix of red fruit
A seductive spicy red sweet fruit with all spice and cinnamon on a mix of red fruit
9.0Anthony Pro
Merry Christmas! It's like I'm drinking a Starbucks reserve: coffee! Leathery finish. Perfect balance. Give this a few more years and it will rival anything from Tuscany.
Merry Christmas! It's like I'm drinking a Starbucks reserve: coffee! Leathery finish. Perfect balance. Give this a few more years and it will rival anything from Tuscany.
9.3P Plusquellec
Fine, ageable wine, needs few more years in bottle
Fine, ageable wine, needs few more years in bottle
9.3Location
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