The 2021 Domaine de Cambes is lovely, bursting from the glass with aromas of dark berries and cherries mingled with rich spices, licorice and incense. Medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, with powdery tannins and a suave, charming profile, it will offer a broad drinking window.

From vines growing on deep, cool clays on the foggy bank of the Gironde, where tannins degrade without any loss of freshness, the 2021 Domaine de Cambes unfurls in the glass with aromas of sweet cherries, mulberries, cocoa nib, tobacco and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's lively and succulent, concluding with a long, saline finish. Despite its evident quality, it's entitled to no more than the simple Bordeaux appellation.