Chateau Cambon la Pelouse

Château Cambon la Pelouse is a French wine estate located in Bordeaux's Haut-Médoc. It is one of the oldest estates in the region with a history dating to the 17th century. Over the 18th century Château Cambon la Pelouse casks sold in England for large sums of money and helped bring prestige to the Haut-Médoc region. The Left Bank estate has been owned by Jean Pierre Marie since 1996, and produces a Merlot-heavy Bordeaux blend.

The 35-hectare (86-acre) vineyard is planted to 50 percent Merlot, 45 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, and five percent Petit Verdot with vines averaging 25 years old. The soils are composed of sandy gravel with rocks and stones.

Grapes are hand and machine harvested, sorted twice, and left to macerate in stainless steel tanks for six to eight days prior to fermentation, then again for two to three weeks post fermentation. The wine is barrel-matured for around 20 months in French oak before bottling, around half of which is new. Some 15,000 cases of Château Cambon la Pelouse are produced annually.

The château produces a second wine, Château Trois Moulins, composed of up to 40 percent Cabernet Franc and the small production wine L’Aura de Cambon, made from a half-hectare plot of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grown in Margaux.