if you enjoy the energy and verve of Italian wine
Honest Grapes Wine Director
hand-picking during harvest and using rigorous selection at the sorting table to ensure only the best quality fruit makes it into the final wine
A little less new oak (not that there is ever more than just enough) and whole bunches in the reds than in the previous solar vintages
this wine is smooth and rounded
François Mitjavile, Roc De Cambes, 2021 Variant:IN BOND if you enjoy the energyTucked away in the Ctes de Bourg, this small estate punches well above its weight, producing wines with the depth, texture, and complexity youd expect from top Right Bank chteauxjust without the big name price tag. Mitjavile is something of a cult figure in Bordeaux, known for his meticulous, instinctive approach in both vineyard and cellar. He treats Roc de Cambes with the same care and philosophy as his famed Tertre Roteboeuf in Saint milion: low