Description

Historically the Cahors wine region, up river from Bordeaux, has always been in the shadow of its illustrious neighbour producing good, honest wines but without the prestige of Claret. However, this from Château de Chambert - their top cuvée - is one that easily bears comparison to some of Bordeaux's best. It's 100% Malbec, the signature grape of Cahors, from their oldest vineyards and is a good representaiton of the the region's best terroir. Fermentation takes place naturally using the yeasts living on the grape skins after which time it spends 14 months in 50% new oak barrels. Full of dense, ripe red fruits, violets, spices, softly smoky notes and silky round tannins this is a generous and rich wine with a powerful structure accompanied by elegant acidity. Full bodied, yet very elegant it's satisfyingly long at the finish.