Jean-Lin Dalle, the current proprietor, is a man of vision and talent, and he has made many improvements in both the vineyards and the vinification methods at his family's estate. The wines of Campuget are the best range of delicious everyday drinking wines we sell from the Rhone Valley. - RobertKacherSelections.com
Chateau de Campuget's 18 year relationship with Robert Kacher gave them great exposure to Robert Parker Jr.
Mr. Parker thinks very highly of this property. Here are some of his notes...
Chateau de Campuget is one of the
stars of the up
and coming
appellation of
Costieres de Nimes. - Robert Parker Jr.,
Wine Advocate #117
Chateau de Campuget is the top estate in
the arid, windswept,
Provencal region
of Nimes.
-Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #81
This estate, situated south of the enchanted old Roman city of Nimes,
is making some of the best wines of southern France. -Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #86
This fine estate in the heart of sunny Provence has
consistently impressed me with the quality of its wines. -Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #101
Chateau de Campuget has an enviable track record as a
perennial crowd-pleaser. -Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #99
Chateau du Campuget continues to produce terrific bargains
that have been justifiably supported by both the wine trade
and the consuming public. -Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #105
Many readers are already familiar with the glorious wine bargains
that this domaine has produced in the past from this region,
just south of Avignon in the Mistral-beaten, lunar-landscape-like
area that is the corridor between the southern Rhone valley
and Languedoc-Roussillon. Many of our nation's small quality
importers have discovered that the finest wines of
Costieres de Nimes merit serious attention. | -Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #111
2003 Chateau de Campuget
Viognier de Campuget Cuvee Prestige
Chateau de Campuget
Vin de Pays du Gard, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Viognier (a dry white table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #153 (Jun 2004)
Rating: 86 points
Drink 2004-2005
The medium gold-colored 2003 Viognier Cuvee Prestige exhibits an intoxicating/heady nose of white flowers intermixed with lychee nut, apricot jam, and acacia scents. With good acidity, medium body, and a short but pleasant finish, it will drink well for a year or so.
2003 Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes
Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Proprietary Blend (a dry white table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #153 (Jun 2004)
Rating: 86 points
Drink 2004-2005
The 2003 white, a blend of 65% Roussanne and 35% old vine Grenache Blanc, was aged sur-lie, and never saw a hint of wood. Its lovely perfume of citrus, lemon zest, white flowers, and white peaches is followed by a medium-bodied, crisp, refreshing white to drink over the next 6-12 months.
2002 Chateau de Campuget
Grenache / Syrah
Chateau de Campuget
Vin de Pays du Gard, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Proprietary Blend (a dry red table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #147 (Jun 2003)
Rating: 87 points
Drink 2003-2005
The 2002 Syrah/Grenache (58% of the former and 42% of the latter) is clipped on the back end, but at the front, it reveals sweet black cherry fruit intermixed with earth, pepper, and licorice. Medium-bodied, richly fruity, and front-end loaded, with a finish that tails off, this is a delicious bistro-styled red to drink over the next 12-18 months.
2002 Chateau de Campuget
Vdp du Gard (Roussanne / Grenache)
Chateau de Campuget
Vin de Pays d'Oc, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Proprietary Blend (a dry white table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #147 (Jun 2003)
Rating: 88 points
Drink 2003-2004
A noteworthy, reliable supplier of well-made wines that sell for a song, Campuget’s 2002 Roussanne/Grenache (60% of the former and 40% of the latter), a tank-fermented and aged white, comes across as a southern Rhone Valley Chablis. Notes of minerals, lemon zest, and tangerine skins are offered in a crisp, elegant, medium-bodied, well-delineated, perfumed style. Tasty, dry, and impeccably well-made, it requires consumption over the next year.
2002 Chateau de Campuget
Vdp du Gard Cuvee Prestige (Viognier)
Chateau de Campuget
Vin de Pays du Gard, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Viognier (a dry white table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #147 (Jun 2003)
Rating: 90 points
Drink 2003-2004
The 2002 Cuvee Prestige (100% barrel-aged Viognier) exhibits a terrific bouquet of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, peaches, and tropical fruits. Medium-bodied and filled with fruit yet structured, with good underlying acidity to provide freshness and focus, it should be drunk over the next year.
2001 Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes Cuvee Prestige
Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Proprietary Blend (a dry red table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #153 (Jun 2004)
Rating: 90 points
The dense ruby/purple-colored 2001 Cuvee Prestige (58% Syrah and 42% Grenache) possesses Cote Rotie-like flavors of violets, creme de cassis, licorice, and spice box, medium to full body, a beautifully pure flavor profile, an enticing texture, and a long, 30-second finish. This terrific offering tastes like it should cost 2-3 times the price. This is one of the few inexpensive Robert Kacher selections that actually spends time in barrel, in this case, 50% in new oak and 50% in one and two year old barrels for 13 months prior to bottling. It’s a beauty!
2001 Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes
Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Proprietary Blend (a dry white table wine)
Review by Pierre Rovani
Wine Advocate #142 (Aug 2002)
Rating: 86 points
Campuget's 2001 white Costieres de Nimes, a blend of 65% Roussanne, 30% Grenache Blanc, and 5% Clairette, displays lovely white fruit and melon aromas as well as flavors. The wine is light to medium-bodied and lush, with good depth of fruit, and a refreshing, satin-textured character.
2001 Chateau de Campuget
Viognier
Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Viognier (a dry white table wine)
Review by Pierre Rovani
Wine Advocate #142 (Aug 2002)
Rating: 89 points
Drink 2002-2003
The 2001 is the finest Viognier de Campuget I have tasted. White peaches burst from the glass of this boisterous wine. It is produced from yields below 40 hectoliters per hectare. It coats the palate with waves of plump apricots, juicy peaches, and spices. This plump, thick, medium-bodied wine is crammed with fruit, well-balanced, and an ideal aperitif. Drink it over the next 12 months.
A Spectrum of Wine Bargains
Chateau de Campuget
Costieres de Nimes 2003
Rating 88
There are dry aromas of white fruit. The sip reveals the warmer climate in that there are flavors of cooked apple, a hint of citrus, earthiness, and subtle reminders of roasted nuts in the long finish.
Match this white wine from the French Languedoc, destined for baked chicken with herbs de Provence. Think of the floral aspects from the lavender and rustic influences that surround the vineyards.
- Darryl Beeson
The delicious and elusive Viognier
’03 ‘Cuvée Prestige’ a mouth-filling, unusual wine for summer
By Edward Deitch Wine columnist
MSNBC
Updated: 10:52 a.m. ET July 8, 2004
Viognier is below the radar screen. You won’t see it out there with the Chardonnays, the Sauvignon Blancs, the Pinot Grigios or other familiar white wines that, after a while, can become so monotonous. There aren’t that many of them, and when you do find them they can be hit or miss, particularly those on the lower end of the price scale.
But when made well in a good vintage, Viognier, exotic with its perfumed, floral aromas and intense fruit, can approach wine sublimity. I have seen them from California , Australia and elsewhere, but the French make them best. And the 2003 Viognier de Campuget “Cuvée Prestige” from Château de Campuget is a good place to start. At $13 it is an excellent value. Now, the gold standard for Viognier is Condrieu, the tiny area in the northern Rhône that is also the name of the wine. In terms of production, it is more precious than gold, and not inexpensive.
The Viognier de Campuget, by contrast, is produced far south of Condrieu, in a somewhat humbler wine real estate on the western side of the Rhône River in the Costières de Nimes, not too far from the famed Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Although it is classified as a Vin de Pays, a country wine, it is more charming than rustic.
This is a swirling wine, one to breathe in and sip before dinner on the patio or porch with friends, who, I am sure, will find it delightfully different from what they are used to. When I tasted it recently it held up well with some cheeses, including a sharp cheddar and a goat cheese.
The wine is fermented for three months in new oak casks before bottling. Its varied tastes — apple, tropical fruit, herbs, green pepper, vanilla, orange peel — add up to a delicious, mouth-filling and unusual wine that is perfect for summer and beyond.
Chateau de Campuget
"La Sommeliere" Syrah Prestige 2001
Designation: Excellent Value
The "La Sommeliere" wines are the top-of-the-line from Chateau de Campuget, and this is a beauty of a wine, comparable to a Chateauneuf-du-Pape costing twice as much. The wine is a dense, dark, inky purple that exudes fragrant aroma of dark berries, plums, creme de cassis and dried herbs. This is a serious wine with rich fruit flavors backed by firm tannins in an awesome display of both power and elegance. This wine is also built to last - enjoy this one over the next decade. (6/16/05)
- NoMerlot.com
Chateau de Campuget
Costières de Nîmes 2003
Varietal: Blend
Appellation: Languedoc, Costières de Nîmes
Style: Dry White
WOW Rating: 88
Date Reviewed: 2/22/2005
There are dry aromas of white fruit. The sip reveals the warmer climate in that there are flavors of cooked apple, a hint of citrus, earthiness, and subtle reminders of roasted nuts in the long finish.
This white wine from the French Languedoc is destined for baked chicken with herbs de Provence. Think floral aspects from the lavender and rustic influences that surround the vineyards. Don't concentrate about this white wine; Just drink the stuff. Profusely.
