1989 Château du Cayrou Cahors
Malbec Blend (Malbec)
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By Richard Jennings
(Château du Cayrou Cahors) Dark cherry red color; intriguing tart cherry nose; tart cherry, mineral and iron palate, with more fruit than most mature Cahors; medium finsih
1/30/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points
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By Jon Rimmerman
(CAYROU Cahors) Friday SPECIAL Dear Friends, Some eclectic Friday specials to start the weekend - all are EXTREMELY LIMITED and FIRST COME FIRST SERVED up to the limit/person. All are directly from the source with outstanding provenance: 2005 Nino Jesus Esticillo Blanco LIMIT 6/person Still going strong...best wine at this price on the planet? Check the reviews... 2000 La Chablisienne Chablis “Chateau de Grenouilles” Grand Cru LIMIT 3/person This is not the regular Chablisienne Grenouilles Grand Cru, it is the “Chateau” bottling - there is a big difference in quality and price. 1989 Chateau Cayrou Cahors LIMIT 3/person Love it or hate it, those that love this traditional style can’t get enough of this wine. 1989 Bordeaux meets 1971 Cahors? The 1989 has become very hard to find... 2005 Domaine Pepiere Muscadet “Cuvee Eden” 1.5lt LIMIT 1/person This is ridiculous - a magnum for this price? We had these before but I'll keep digging for more as long as you want them. Transparent terroir in a large format. 2004 Bruno Clair Marsannay “Les Grasses Tetes” LIMIT 6/person Here’s another crazy tarrif on a 2004 red Burgundy that is priced to quaff - it’s not going to save the world but it’s more than serviceable....especially at this price. Compare at $25-40 or more: Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Spain2190 Burg5050 SOFR3780 Loire8020 Burg5090
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1989
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau du Cayrou
- VarietyMalbec Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionSouthwest France
- SubRegionn/a
- AppellationCahors
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12/11/2016 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not quite as complex or balanced as the 1985, and with a twist of spearmint, but still quite nice and with plenty of life remaining, at least from magnum.
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5/30/2015 - PDX-S wrote:
This bottle was in a great place and drinking beautifully. Tart red fruits and soil, excellent acid. Smooth texture with just a touch of grip. Medium length lingering finish. Drink now, or hold for a while longer. The wine was still vibrant with acidity.
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4/13/2014 - mdfuller Likes this wine: 89 Points
this wine at 25 years has held up well ... smooth and silky as expected without too much age leather and soil. went well with chicken-based dinner
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7/26/2013 - Sheila62 Likes this wine:
Classic carousel and this bottle was very good..powerful wine still with wonderful minerality with dark fruits and earth and leather. Fun pairing with crispy duck and lamb
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1/14/2012 - ekenneth wrote: 92 Points
This is a refined old wine. It started out sharp and filled out while decanting. It's got a light touch with a nose of forest floor, pine needles and a clean, pleasant musk. There's a crisp, but pleasant minerality to the palate. There's fruit, but I don't know what to compare it to. The minerality and pine dominate the flavor, but it a way that's strong but without excessive extraction or heat. The finish is long with a nice backbone with lingering tannin.
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