Wine in Cotes de Bourg AOC, Bordeaux

Chateau Roc de Cambes ★ 4.6

Cotes de Bourg cult wine from Francois Mitjavile, creator of Le Tertre-Roteboeuf. 10 hectares on limestone slopes; Merlot-led blends with remarkable concentration and minerality.

Tasting: By appointment only.

Signature wines: roc-de-cambes

Scores: Wine Advocate 95 (2005), Decanter 95 (2018)

Chateau Roc de Cambes ★ 4.6

Why locals love it: Created by Francois Mitjavile, the legendary maker of Le Tertre-Roteboeuf, as a project in the overlooked Cotes de Bourg appellation. 10 hectares of Merlot-Malbec on limestone slopes produce cult-quality wine at a fraction of Mitjavile's Right Bank prices. Wine Advocate 95 points 2005.

Chateau Roc de Cambes (Low-Intervention Cotes de Bourg) ★ 4.6

Francois Mitjavile's Cotes de Bourg estate is widely cited by natural wine importers as one of Bordeaux's most compelling low-intervention wines: no herbicides, hand-harvesting, gravity-flow cellaring, and minimal sulfite addition. Not certified but well documented in natural wine circles.